River View Cemetery

at 300 SW Taylors Ferry Rd, Portland , 97219 United States

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Description

River View Cemetery, located in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon in the 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 U.S. Senators. Other notable burials include Henry Weinhard's family, Lyle Alzado, a football player as well as an actor, and Carl Mays a baseball player, remembered for killing an opposing player with a pitch in a Major League game, and famous western lawman Virgil Earp.HistoryRiver View Cemetery 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 first adult burial was Dr. William Henry Watkins. In the 1940s a 135-person chapel was added, designed by Pietro Belluschi.

Opening time

• Mondays: 09:00- 17:00
• Tuesdays: 09:00- 17:00
• Wednesdays: 09:00- 17:00
• Thursdays: 09:00- 17:00
• Fridays: 09:00- 17:00
• Saturdays: 09:00- 17:00
• Sundays: 11:00- 17:00

Company Rating

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Summary

River View Cemetery is Portland based place and this enity listed in Cemetery category. Located at 300 SW Taylors Ferry Rd OR 97219. Contact phone number of River View Cemetery: (971) 407-3908