River View Cemetery.(Oregon)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

0300 S.W. Taylors Ferry Road

OWNER: River View Cemetery Association

LANDSCAPE DESIGNER: unknown

DESIGNER: Charles Francis Adams Memorial Chapel designed by Pietro Belluschi, early 1940s.

It would seem you can indeed take it with you, or at least you can employ your worldly wealth in suitably marking your brief passage here on earth.

The River View Cemetery, established in 1882 by several prominent Portland families, is filled with many beautiful examples of the art of stone carving. The carefully rendered monuments and headstones create a virtual Portland street map, featuring familiar names such as Corbett, Failing, Ladd, Benson, …