River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)
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| River View Cemetery | |
| Image:RiverViewCemeteryMemorial.JPG Memorial to veterans of the Spanish American War | |
| Cemetery Details | |
|---|---|
| Year established: | 1882 |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Portland, Oregon |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Type: | Private |
| Owned by: | River View Cemetery Association |
| Website: | official site |
River View Cemetery in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon, United States, is a non-profit cemetery founded in 1882. It is the final resting place of many prominent and notable citizens of Oregon, including many governors and United States Senators.[1] Other notable burials include the Weinhard family, football player Lyle Alzado, and Carl Mays the baseball player who killed an opposing player with a pitch in a Major League game.[2][3]
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[edit] History
River View Cemetery was founded as a non-profit cemetery by William L. Ladd, James Terwilliger, Henry Failing, Henry Corbett, Henry Pittock, Simon Benson, and others in 1882.[4] All those who joined co-owned the cemetery.[4] In 1902 a Roll Call statue was added to honor the 165 Oregonians that died in the Spanish-American War.[4] The first adult burial was Dr. William Henry Watkins.[5] In the 1940s a 135 person chapel was added, designed by Pietro Belluschi.[6]
[edit] Facilities
Overlooking the Willamette River, the cemetery has a variety of mausoleums including the Hilltop Garden Mausoleum and Main Mausoleum.[6] There are also private mausoleums and crypts.[6] River View is an endowment care cemetery as defined by the state of Oregon.[7]
[edit] Notable burials
- George Abernethy, (1807-1877) Governor of the Provisional Government of Oregon[3]
- George Forrest Alexander, (1882-1948) federal judge[1]
- Lyle Alzado, (1949-1992) professional football player[6]
- George H. Atkinson, (1819-1889) missionary and "Father of Oregon Schools"
- Lola Baldwin, (1860-1957)[8] first female police officer in the United States[6]
- Robert S. Bean, (1854-1931) federal judge, Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice[1]
- Simon Benson, (1852-1942) Portland businessman and philanthropist[6]
- Donald Cook, (1901-1961) movie and stage actor[3]
- Henry Winslow Corbett, (1827-1903) United States Senator[1]
- Maurice E. Crumpacker, (1886-1927) United States Congressman[1]
- Joseph N. Dolph, (1835-1897) United States Senator[1]
- Abigail Scott Duniway, (1834-1915) women’s rights pioneer[6]
- Virgil Earp, (1843-1905) lawman and brother of Wyatt Earp[6]
- Joseph Horace Eaton, (1815-1896) artist and Civil War general
- Henry Failing, (1834-1898) mayor of Portland[6]
- Robert S. Farrell, Jr., (c.1906-1947) Oregon Secretary of State[1]
- A. C. Gibbs, (1825-1886) Oregon Governor[3]
- Alan Punch Green, Jr., (1925-2001) United States Ambassador to Romania[1]
- La Fayette Grover, (1823-1911) Oregon Governor[1]
- John Hicklin Hall, (1854-1937) United States Attorney, Oregon legislator[1]
- Rufus C. Holman, (1877-1959) United States Senator[1]
- Nan Wood Honeyman, (1881-1970) United States Congresswoman[1]
- James Jackson, (1833-1916) Congressional Medal of Honor recipient[3]
- Albertina Kerr, orphanage founder[6]
- William S. Ladd, (1826-1893) mayor of Portland[6]
- Roswell Lamson, (1838-1903) Civil War navy hero
- Charles Henry Martin, (1863-1946) Oregon Governor[1]
- Wallace McCamant, (1867-1944) United States Court of Appeals judge[1]
- Dorothy McCullough Lee, (1902-1908)[9] first female mayor of Portland[6]
- John H. Mitchell, (1835-1905) United States Senator[1]
- Frederick W. Mulkey, (1874-1924) United States Senator[1]
- Paul L. Patterson, (1900-1956) Oregon Governor[1]
- Sylvester Pennoyer, (1831-1902) Oregon Governor[1]
- James Tilton Pickett, (1857-1889) newspaper writer, son of George Pickett[3]
- Henry Pittock, (1836-1919) publisher The Oregonian newspaper[6]
- Harvey W. Scott, (1838-1910) editor of The Oregonian newspaper[6]
- Joseph Showalter Smith, (1824-1884) United States Congressman[1]
- Lansing Stout, (1828-1871) United States Congressman[1]
- Owen Summers, (1850-1911) soldier, Oregon legislator[3]
- James Terwilliger, (d. 1892) Portland pioneer, street namesake[3]
- Frances Fuller Victor, (1826-1902) writer and historian[3]
- Henry Weinhard, (1830-1904)[10] brewer and Portland businessman[6]
- George Henry Williams, (1823-1910) United States Attorney General[1]
- Richard Williams, (1836-1914) United States Congressman[1]
- George L. Woods, (1832-1890) Oregon Governor[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Politcal Graveyard: River View Cemetery
- ^ James, Peet. NECROPOLITAN: Portland's most interesting residents don't walk the streets. At least you'd better hope they don't. Willamette Week
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Find A Grave: River View Cemetery
- ^ a b c River View Cemetery: History
- ^ The Doctor in Oregon
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o River View Cemetery
- ^ Oregon DFCS: List of Endowment Care Cemeteries
- ^ Policewomen
- ^ Portland Online: Dorothy McCullough Lee
- ^ OHS: Henry Weinhard
