Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon

Portland's historic cemeteries are some of the most beautiful and overlooked cultural treasures in the city. Full of fascinating secrets and eerie tales, these greenspaces are also the perfect spots for walking, biking and birding. Explore twenty-five burial grounds with public art in the form of remarkable tombstones that vary as much as the Portlanders they commemorate, including suffragists, spiritualists, Romani kings, politicians and murderers. From a photographer who captured the golden age of Broadway musicals to a celebrity orangutan, Portland's graves are full of surprises. Come along with cemetery sleuths Teresa Bergen and Heide Davis as they share their insights into the Rose City's remarkable past.

Author: Teresa Bergen, Heide Davis
Publisher: History Press
Published: 09/06/2021
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781467148610
ISBN10: 146714861X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
- Photography | Subjects & Themes | Regional (see also Travel | Pictorials)
- Travel | Special Interest | Hikes & Walks