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{{Short description|Historic cemetery}}
{{Infobox cemetery
|name = River View Cemetery
|image = Spanish–American War Veterans Memorial, River View Cemetery (Portland, OR).jpg
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|caption = The [[Spanish–American War Veterans Memorial]], 2007
|established = {{Start date and age|1882}}
|country = [[United States]]
|location = [[Portland, Oregon]]
|coordinates = {{coord|45.465|N|122.673|W|type:landmark||display=inline,title}}
|type = Private
|owner = River View Cemetery Association
|size =
|graves=
|findagraveid=39345
|website = [http://www.riverviewcemetery.org/ riverviewcemetery.org]
}}
'''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]].<ref name=pg>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MU.html#R9T0XKHY7  Multnomah County, Oregon: River View Cemetery.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014110032/http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MU.html#R9T0XKHY7 |date=2016-10-14 }} The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on March 12, 2008.</ref> Other notable burials include [[Henry Weinhard]]'s family, W.A.S.P Pilot [[Hazel Ying Lee]], football player [[Lyle Alzado]], baseball player [[Carl Mays]],<ref name=ww>James, Peet. [http://www.wweek.com/html/cultfeature102500.html Necropolitan: Portland's most interesting residents don't walk the streets. At least you'd better hope they don't.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121452/http://www.wweek.com/html/cultfeature102500.html |date=2007-09-29 }} ''[[Willamette Week]]''.  Retrieved on March 12, 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/99ca7c89 |title=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=2018-01-05 |archive-date=2018-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105123157/https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/99ca7c89 |url-status=live }}</ref> and famous western lawman [[Virgil Earp]].

==History==
[[File:River View Cemetery Association lithographic stone used to print a bond or stock.jpg|thumb|262x262px|River View Cemetery Association lithographic stone used to print an early $500 bond or [[stock certificate]].]]
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.<ref name=history>[http://www.riverviewcemetery.org/index2.html History.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609184013/http://www.riverviewcemetery.org/index2.html |date=2007-06-09 }} River View Cemetery. Retrieved on March 12, 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-09-28 |title=River View Cemetery - Burial Plots, Mausoleums, Niches, Markers, Monuments, Portland, Oregon |url=http://www.riverviewcemetery.org/index2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928054045/http://www.riverviewcemetery.org/index2.html |archive-date=2007-09-28 |access-date=2022-09-22 |quote=(...) River View Cemetery Association (...)}}</ref> All those who joined co-owned the cemetery.<ref name=history/> In 1902 a [[Spanish–American War Veterans Memorial|Roll Call statue]] was added to honor the 165 Oregonians who died in the [[Spanish–American War]].<ref name=history /> The statue has stood for 121 years, it was stolen briefly in 2023, until it was found and returned to its post in 2024.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 24, 2023|title=Spanish American War statue stolen from River View Cemetery|url=https://katu.com/news/local/spanish-american-war-statue-stolen-from-river-view-cemetery|url-status=live|work=KATU|location=Portland, Oregon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125233131/https://katu.com/news/local/spanish-american-war-statue-stolen-from-river-view-cemetery|archive-date=November 25, 2023|access-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref> The first adult burial was Dr. William Henry Watkins.<ref>[http://www.alibris.com/search/detail.cfm?S=R&bid=9086900778&cm_mmc=shopcompare-_-base-_-signed-_-na The Doctor in Oregon.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929043937/https://www.alibris.com/search/detail.cfm?S=R&bid=9086900778&cm_mmc=shopcompare-_-base-_-signed-_-na |date=2017-09-29 }} Alibris. Retrieved on March 12, 2008.</ref> In the 1940s a 135-person chapel was added, designed by [[Pietro Belluschi]].<ref name=main>[http://www.riverviewcemetery.org/ Home page, River View Cemetery.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625012606/http://www.riverviewcemetery.org/ |date=2007-06-25 }} River View Cemetery. Retrieved on January 24, 2015.</ref>

==Facilities==
Overlooking the [[Willamette River]], the cemetery has a variety of [[mausoleum]]s including the Hilltop Garden Mausoleum and Main Mausoleum.<ref name=main/> There are also private mausoleums and crypts.<ref name=main/> River View is an endowment care cemetery as defined by the state of Oregon.<ref>[http://www.cbs.state.or.us/dfcs/endowment_care/endowment_care_cemeteries.html List of Endowment Care Cemeteries.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523201046/http://www.cbs.state.or.us/dfcs/endowment_care/endowment_care_cemeteries.html |date=2006-05-23 }} Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities. Retrieved on March 12, 2008.</ref>

==Property and surplus land==
River View Cemetery occupies approximately {{convert|350|acre|ha}} on the west slope of the Willamette River, south of [[Downtown Portland]], but approximately half of the property is not a developed cemetery.<ref>[http://www.riverviewcemetery.org/_mgxroot/page_10721.php Our Founders.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418094624/http://www.riverviewcemetery.org/_mgxroot/page_10721.php |date=2011-04-18 }} River View Cemetery, Portland, Oregon. Retrieved on May 4, 2011.</ref> 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&nbsp;percent in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Law|first=Steve|title=Portlanders shall rest in green peace: River View Cemetery opens its grounds to the natural option|date=July 8, 2010|newspaper=[[Portland Tribune]]|url=http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127853652425946100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419015751/http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127853652425946100 |archive-date=April 19, 2011|access-date=December 10, 2014}}</ref>

In 2006, the River View Cemetery Association sought to develop {{convert|184|acre|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]].<ref>[http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=95227&category=22101 Buried In Claims: Cemeteries Join the M37 Rush.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929084310/http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=95227&category=22101 |date=2007-09-29 }} ''Portland Mercury''. Retrieved on May 4, 2011.</ref> 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.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:feUINjZctQ8J:www1.wrd.state.or.us/files/uploads/OWEB/April%25202010/Region%25203/Region%25203%2520Acquisition%2520and%2520Restoration/211-103.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjLPi-vYn4tIyEE_Dhv-lQKjdjD541_sRDItRxyDQvIZfV2VDbqfBp37mcwD4jo7Ngp2ZNXGZcK6bTtpHw22r3daGG99IeFRnpHDG-TtizC7QIC94dV9CEhENbLbgB-LDaI03XM&sig=AHIEtbSh9EpbTY5OLJqV9udYFI1m2aj64Q City of Portland OWEB Grant Application.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108222531/https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:feUINjZctQ8J:www1.wrd.state.or.us/files/uploads/OWEB/April%202010/Region%203/Region%203%20Acquisition%20and%20Restoration/211-103.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjLPi-vYn4tIyEE_Dhv-lQKjdjD541_sRDItRxyDQvIZfV2VDbqfBp37mcwD4jo7Ngp2ZNXGZcK6bTtpHw22r3daGG99IeFRnpHDG-TtizC7QIC94dV9CEhENbLbgB-LDaI03XM&sig=AHIEtbSh9EpbTY5OLJqV9udYFI1m2aj64Q |date=2012-11-08 }} Google Cache of Oregon Water Resources Department Web Page. Retrieved on May 4, 2011.</ref> On May 2, 2011, the City of Portland announced that it had agreed to purchase {{convert|146|acre|ha}} of this [[undeveloped land|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.<ref>[http://southwestportland.katu.com/news/public-spaces/wildlife-corridor-will-be-envy-every-city-america/440158 This wildlife corridor will be the envy of every city in America.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505162553/http://southwestportland.katu.com/news/public-spaces/wildlife-corridor-will-be-envy-every-city-america/440158 |date=2011-05-05 }} KATU Southwest Portland News. Retrieved on May 4, 2011. S.a. [[wildlife corridor]]</ref>

==Notable burials==
[[File:Harvey Scott gravestone at RiverView Cemetery - Portland, Oregon.JPG|thumb|upright|Grave of Harvey W. Scott]]
[[File:Henry Weinhard gravestone at RiverView Cemetery - Portland, Oregon.JPG|thumb|upright|Grave of Henry Weinhard]]
[[File:RiverView Cemetery - Oregon.JPG|thumb|upright|Burial marker at the cemetery]]
* [[George Abernethy]] (1807–1877), governor of the [[Provisional Government of Oregon]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oregonpioneers.com/bios/GeorgeAbernethy_1840.pdf |title=Oregon Pioneers |access-date=2018-01-05 |archive-date=2018-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614114051/http://www.oregonpioneers.com/bios/GeorgeAbernethy_1840.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[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<ref name=pg/>
* [[Lyle Alzado]] (1949–1992), professional football player and actor<ref name=main/>
* [[George H. Atkinson]] (1819–1889), missionary and "Father of Oregon Schools"
* [[Thomas E. Autzen]] (1918–1997), philanthropist
* [[Thomas J. Autzen]] (1888–1958), industrialist and philanthropist
* [[Lola Baldwin]] (1860–1957),<ref>Horne, Peter. [http://policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_arch&article_id=1000&issue_id=92006 Policewomen: Their First Century and the New Era.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212530/http://policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_arch&article_id=1000&issue_id=92006 |date=2007-09-27 }} ''The Police Chief'', vol. 73, no. 9, September 2006. Retrieved on March 10, 2008.</ref> first female police officer in the United States<ref name=main/>
* [[Robert S. Bean]] (1854–1931), federal judge, Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice<ref name=pg/>
* [[Simon Benson]] (1852–1942), Portland businessman and philanthropist<ref name=main/>
* [[Ben Boloff]] (1893–1932), Russian-born Communist arrested, tried and convicted of [[criminal syndicalism]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Ben Boloff surcombs|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=October 15, 1932|location=Portland, Oregon|page=4}}</ref>
* [[Bud Clark]] (1931–2022), mayor of Portland<ref name=bc>Lane, Dee. [https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/02/portlands-former-citizen-mayor-bud-clark-dead-at-90.html Bud Clark, Portland’s former ‘citizen mayor,’ dies at 90] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102180521/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/02/portlands-former-citizen-mayor-bud-clark-dead-at-90.html |date=2023-01-02 }} ''[[Oregon Live]]''. Retrieved on January 19, 2023.</ref>
* [[Donald Cook (actor)|Donald Cook]] (1901–1961), movie and stage actor<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/665/000161182/ |title=NNDB |access-date=2018-01-05 |archive-date=2017-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909074300/http://www.nndb.com/people/665/000161182/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Henry Ladd Corbett]] (1881–1957), Portland businessman and politician
* [[Henry Winslow Corbett]] (1827–1903), United States Senator<ref name=pg/>
* [[John H. Couch]] (1811–1870), sea captain and pioneer
* [[Maurice E. Crumpacker]] (1886–1927), United States Congressman<ref name=pg/>
* [[Joseph N. Dolph]] (1835–1897), United States Senator<ref name=pg/>
* [[Abigail Scott Duniway]] (1834–1915), women's rights pioneer<ref name=main/>
* [[Virgil Earp]] (1843–1905), lawman and brother of [[Wyatt Earp]]<ref name=main/>
* [[Joseph Horace Eaton]] (1815–1896), artist and Civil War general
* [[Henry Failing]] (1834–1898), mayor of Portland<ref name=main/>
* [[Robert S. Farrell Jr.]] (c.1906–1947), Oregon Secretary of State<ref name=pg/>
* [[A. C. Gibbs]] (1825–1886), Oregon Governor<ref>{{cite book|isbn=9780804780353|page=253|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fs0Ajlnjl6AC|title=Civil War High Commands|author=John Eicher, David Eicher|publisher=Stanford University Press|year=2002|access-date=2020-09-20|archive-date=2023-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806001840/https://books.google.com/books?id=Fs0Ajlnjl6AC|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Alan Green Jr.|Alan Punch Green Jr.]] (1925–2001), United States Ambassador to Romania<ref name=pg/>
* [[La Fayette Grover]] (1823–1911), Oregon Governor<ref name=pg/>
* [[John Hicklin Hall]] (1854–1937), United States Attorney, Oregon legislator<ref name=pg/>
* [[Rufus C. Holman]] (1877–1959), United States Senator<ref name=pg/>
* [[Nan Wood Honeyman]] (1881–1970), United States Congresswoman<ref name=pg/>
* [[James Jackson (soldier)|James Jackson]] (1833–1916), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Ll_CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT84 |title=''Hidden History of Civil War Oregon'' |isbn=9781625841780 |access-date=2023-03-14 |archive-date=2023-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806001842/https://books.google.com/books?id=-Ll_CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT84 |url-status=live |last1=Fletcher |first1=Randol B. |date=22 September 2011 |publisher=Arcadia }}</ref>
* [[Jacob Kamm]] (1823–1912), shipping magnate, founder of [[Oregon Steam Navigation Company]]<ref>{{cite news |date=December 16, 1912 |title=Kamm burial is today |page=7 |work=The Oregonian |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1912-12-16/ed-1/seq-7/#words=BURIAL+KAMM+TODAY }}</ref>
* [[Albertina Kerr]] (1890–1911), orphanage namesake<ref name=main/>
* [[William S. Ladd]] (1826–1893), mayor of Portland<ref name=main/>
* [[Roswell Lamson]] (1838–1903), Civil War navy hero
* [[Dorothy McCullough Lee]] (1902–1981),<ref>[http://www.portlandonline.com/omf/index.cfm?a=beidaf&c=eeafd Dorothy McCullough Lee.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929123444/http://www.portlandonline.com/omf/index.cfm?a=beidaf&c=eeafd |date=2007-09-29 }} Portland Online. Retrieved on March 10, 2008.</ref> first female mayor of Portland<ref name=main/>
* [[Hazel Ying Lee]] (1912–1944), Chinese-American pilot during World War II
* [[Charles Henry Martin]] (1863–1946), Oregon Governor<ref name=pg/>
* [[Carl Mays]] (1891–1971), [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher
* [[Wallace McCamant]] (1867–1944), United States Court of Appeals judge<ref name=pg/>
* [[John H. Mitchell]] (1835–1905), United States Senator<ref name=pg/>
* [[Frederick W. Mulkey]] (1874–1924), United States Senator<ref name=pg/>
* [[Paul L. Patterson]] (1900–1956), Oregon Governor<ref name=pg/>
* [[Sylvester Pennoyer]] (1831–1902), Oregon Governor<ref name=pg/>
* [[Henry Pittock]] (1836–1919), publisher of ''The Oregonian'' newspaper<ref name=main/>
* [[Harvey W. Scott]] (1838–1910), editor of ''The Oregonian'' newspaper<ref name=main/>
* [[Isaac W. Smith (surveyor)|Isaac W. Smith]] (1826–1897), Portland Pioneer, first Chief Engineer, "father" of Portland's water system<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.portlandonline.com/WATER/index.cfm?a=105796&c=41924 |title=Portland Online: First Chief Engineer of Portland's Water System |access-date=2008-05-30 |archive-date=2007-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012051726/http://www.portlandonline.com/water/index.cfm?c=41924&a=105796 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Joseph Showalter Smith]] (1824–1884), United States Congressman<ref name=pg/>
* [[Lansing Stout]] (1828–1871), United States Congressman<ref name=pg/>
* [[Owen Summers]] (1850–1911), soldier, Oregon legislator
* [[James Terwilliger]] (d. 1892), Portland pioneer, street namesake<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.riverviewcemetery.org/about-us/facilities/historical-tour/ |title=River View Cemetery |access-date=2018-01-05 |archive-date=2018-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625050556/https://www.riverviewcemetery.org/about-us/facilities/historical-tour/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Mandana Coleman Thorp]] (1843–1916), American Civil War nurse, singer, patriot; public official<ref name="statesmanj8apr2013">{{cite news |title=TWO GRAVES GET HEADSTONES 100 YEARS LATER |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=91752949&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjExNTU1NTczNywiaWF0IjoxNjQxMjQxMTk1LCJleHAiOjE2NDEzMjc1OTV9.Ib1I4bV7ZSgwMbEDPm41h8--5pdAB-ed03Ji8aIUif4 |access-date=3 January 2022 |work=Statesman Journal |via=Newspapers.com |date=8 April 2013 |location=Salem, Oregon |page=C4 |language=en |archive-date=3 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103203113/https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=91752949&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjExNTU1NTczNywiaWF0IjoxNjQxMjQxMTk1LCJleHAiOjE2NDEzMjc1OTV9.Ib1I4bV7ZSgwMbEDPm41h8--5pdAB-ed03Ji8aIUif4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Frances Fuller Victor]] (1826–1902), writer and historian<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ochcom.org/pdf/Francis-Victor.pdf |title=Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission |access-date=2018-01-05 |archive-date=2015-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929050157/http://www.ochcom.org/pdf/Francis-Victor.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Frank M. Warren Sr.]] (1848–1912), millionaire and [[salmon cannery]] prominent businessman. Died in the sinking of [[RMS Titanic]]
* [[Henry Weinhard]] (1830–1904),<ref>[http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/Oregon-Biographies-Henry-Weinhard.cfm The Oregon History Project: Henry Weinhard.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929094110/http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/Oregon-Biographies-Henry-Weinhard.cfm |date=2007-09-29 }} [[Oregon Historical Society]]. Retrieved on June 27, 2007.</ref> brewer and Portland businessman<ref name=main/>
* [[George A. White]] (1880–1941), journalist, Oregon Adjutant General, a founder of the [[American Legion]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-22 |title=The Story of The American Legion / Wheat, George Seay |url=http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/4/4/7/14478/14478.htm |access-date=2022-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822081805/http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/4/4/7/14478/14478.htm |archive-date=2014-08-22 }}</ref>
* [[Narcissa Edith White Kinney]] (1851–1901), temperance worker<ref name="Willard">{{cite book|last1=Willard|first1=Frances Elizabeth, 1839–1898|last2=Livermore|first2=Mary Ashton Rice, 1820–1905|title=A woman of the century; fourteen hundred-seventy biographical sketches accompanied by portraits of leading American women in all walks of life|date=1893|publisher=Buffalo, N.Y., Moulton|page=[https://archive.org/details/womanofcenturyfo00will/page/437 437]|url=https://archive.org/details/womanofcenturyfo00will|access-date=8 August 2017}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>
* [[George Henry Williams]] (1823–1910), United States Attorney General<ref name=pg/>
* [[Richard Williams (congressman)|Richard Williams]] (1836–1914), United States Congressman<ref name=pg/>
* [[George L. Woods]] (1832–1890), Oregon Governor<ref name=pg/>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|River View Cemetery}}
* {{Official website|http://www.riverviewcemetery.org/}}
* [http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=95227&category=22101 Portland Mercury: Buried in claims]
* [http://historicphotoarchive.com/capsmonner/monner0999.htm 1932 picture inside River View]
* [http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/moac/ucb/images/brk00012350_31b_k.jpg Picture of cemetery]

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