- Source: River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)
River View Cemetery is a non-profit cemetery located in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1882, it is the final resting place of many prominent and notable citizens of Oregon, including many governors and members of the United States Senate. Other notable burials include Henry Weinhard's family, W.A.S.P Pilot Hazel Ying Lee, football player Lyle Alzado, baseball player Carl Mays, and famous western lawman Virgil Earp.
History
River View Cemetery Association was founded as a non-profit cemetery by William S. Ladd, James Terwilliger, Henry Failing, Henry W. Corbett, Henry Pittock, Simon Benson, and others in 1882. All those who joined co-owned the cemetery. In 1902 a Roll Call statue was added to honor the 165 Oregonians who died in the Spanish–American War. The statue stood for 121 years before being stolen in 2023. The first adult burial was Dr. William Henry Watkins. In the 1940s a 135-person chapel was added, designed by Pietro Belluschi.
Facilities
Overlooking the Willamette River, the cemetery has a variety of mausoleums including the Hilltop Garden Mausoleum and Main Mausoleum. There are also private mausoleums and crypts. River View is an endowment care cemetery as defined by the state of Oregon.
Property and surplus land
River View Cemetery occupies approximately 350 acres (140 ha) on the west slope of the Willamette River, south of Downtown Portland, but approximately half of the property is not a developed cemetery. Initially, this excess land was held for future expansion of the cemetery, but demographic trends away from burial (in favor of cremation) have reduced the need for future expansion. For example, in 1973 eight percent of Oregonians chose cremation, versus 68 percent in 2010.
In 2006, the River View Cemetery Association sought to develop 184 acres (74 ha) of their surplus land into residential properties, and filed a $24 million compensation claim under the 2004 Oregon Ballot Measure 37 and 2007 Oregon Ballot Measure 49. In 2007, the River View Cemetery Association submitted an application to change the zoning of the surplus land from open space to single-family residential for 182 housing units. On May 2, 2011, the City of Portland announced that it had agreed to purchase 146 acres (59 ha) of this undeveloped surplus land for $11.25 million, which will be managed by Portland Parks & Recreation with the initial goals of habitat stabilization, removal of invasive species, and trail and access planning.
Notable burials
George Abernethy (1807–1877), governor of the Provisional Government of Oregon
Victor Atiyeh (February 20, 1923 – July 20, 2014) 32nd Governor of Oregon from 1979 to 1987.
Henry R. Adair (1882-1916), killed in combat at the Battle of Carrizal while chasing Poncho Villa.
George F. Alexander (1882–1948), federal judge
Lyle Alzado (1949–1992), professional football player and actor
George H. Atkinson (1819–1889), missionary and "Father of Oregon Schools"
Frank M. Warren Sr. (1848–1912), millionaire and salmon cannery prominent businessman. Died in the sinking of RMS Titanic
Thomas E. Autzen (1918–1997), philanthropist
Thomas J. Autzen (1888–1958), industrialist and philanthropist
Lola Baldwin (1860–1957), first female police officer in the United States
Robert S. Bean (1854–1931), federal judge, Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice
Simon Benson (1852–1942), Portland businessman and philanthropist
Ben Boloff (1893–1932), Russian-born Communist arrested, tried and convicted of criminal syndicalism
Donald Cook (1901–1961), movie and stage actor
Henry Ladd Corbett (1881–1957), Portland businessman and politician
Henry Winslow Corbett (1827–1903), United States Senator
John H. Couch (1811–1870), sea captain and pioneer
Maurice E. Crumpacker (1886–1927), United States Congressman
Joseph N. Dolph (1835–1897), United States Senator
Abigail Scott Duniway (1834–1915), women's rights pioneer
Virgil Earp (1843–1905), lawman and brother of Wyatt Earp
Joseph Horace Eaton (1815–1896), artist and Civil War general
Henry Failing (1834–1898), mayor of Portland
Robert S. Farrell Jr. (c.1906–1947), Oregon Secretary of State
A. C. Gibbs (1825–1886), Oregon Governor
Alan Punch Green Jr. (1925–2001), United States Ambassador to Romania
La Fayette Grover (1823–1911), Oregon Governor
John Hicklin Hall (1854–1937), United States Attorney, Oregon legislator
Rufus C. Holman (1877–1959), United States Senator
Nan Wood Honeyman (1881–1970), United States Congresswoman
James Jackson (1833–1916), Medal of Honor recipient
Jacob Kamm (1823–1912), shipping magnate, founder of Oregon Steam Navigation Company
Albertina Kerr (1890–1911), orphanage namesake
William S. Ladd (1826–1893), mayor of Portland
Roswell Lamson (1838–1903), Civil War navy hero
Charles Henry Martin (1863–1946), Oregon Governor
Carl Mays (1891–1971), Major League Baseball pitcher
Wallace McCamant (1867–1944), United States Court of Appeals judge
Dorothy McCullough Lee (1902–1981), first female mayor of Portland
George A. White (1880–1941), journalist, Oregon Adjutant General, a founding father of The American Legion
Hazel Ying Lee (1912–1944), Chinese-American pilot during World War II
John H. Mitchell (1835–1905), United States Senator
Frederick W. Mulkey (1874–1924), United States Senator
Paul L. Patterson (1900–1956), Oregon Governor
Sylvester Pennoyer (1831–1902), Oregon Governor
James Tilton Pickett (1857–1889), newspaper writer, son of George Pickett
Henry Pittock (1836–1919), publisher of The Oregonian newspaper
Harvey W. Scott (1838–1910), editor of The Oregonian newspaper
Joseph Showalter Smith (1824–1884), United States Congressman
Isaac W. Smith (1826–1897), Portland Pioneer, first Chief Engineer, "father" of Portland's water system
Lansing Stout (1828–1871), United States Congressman
Owen Summers (1850–1911), soldier, Oregon legislator
James Terwilliger (d. 1892), Portland pioneer, street namesake
Mandana Coleman Thorp (1843-1916), American Civil War nurse, singer, patriot; public official
Frances Fuller Victor (1826–1902), writer and historian
Henry Weinhard (1830–1904), brewer and Portland businessman
Narcissa Edith White Kinney (1851–1901), temperance worker
George Henry Williams (1823–1910), United States Attorney General
Richard Williams (1836–1914), United States Congressman
George L. Woods (1832–1890), Oregon Governor
Bud Clark (1931–2022), mayor of Portland
References
External links
Official website
Portland Mercury: Buried in claims
1932 picture inside River View
Picture of cemetery
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