The historic Eason Chapel at Pine Lake Cemetery.
Information and photo courtesy of Fern Eddy Schultz
The Pine Lake Cemetery Association will dedicate new Cemetery Heritage signs on Saturday, July 13, at 1 p.m. The event will take place at the main entrance to the cemetery on Pine Lake Avenue.
To be eligible to receive this signage, the cemetery must be listed in the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry and the cemetery must be at least 50 years old. Pine Lake Cemetery was established in 1858.
The registry has been established to record both historic cemeteries and prehistoric burial areas located in Indiana. Cemeteries are part of our cultural landscape in which more and more citizens are becoming interested. Knowing the location of as many cemeteries as possible in the state will help provide better protection of these resources.
The registry will include coordination with agencies, organizations and individuals. This project will help insure that future Hoosiers will have a wealth of information to draw upon regarding the resting places of those who have gone before.
The public is invited to the dedication ceremony. There is a parking area inside the main gate for attendees. Following the dedication, the Eason Chapel will be open to the public until 3 p.m. The chapel was dedicated in 1912 to honor the memory of Seth Eason, who was an early settler, a member of the Hall, Weaver & Co. Bank and one of the first trustees of The Pine Lake Cemetery Association. Local well-known architect George Wood Allen was commissioned to design the chapel.
Anyone interested in the history of the chapel and the restoration and preservation of the structure is invited to visit. For further information, contact Fern Eddy Schultz, President of The Pine Lake Cemetery Association, at (219) 326-6458 or netster@csinet.net.