Odd Fellows Rural Cemetery - Salem, Oregon - Odd Fellow Lodges on Waymarking.com

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Originally known as Odd Fellows Rural Cemetery, this burial grounds, established in 1841, is now more than 170 years old. Buried here are many prominent early residents including William H. Willson, who donated much of the land that now comprises Salem's downtown, his wife Chloe Clark Willson, founder of the Oregon Institute (later became Willamette University), Asahel Bush, founder of the Oregon Statesman newspaper (now the Statesman Journal) and namesake of Bush's Pasture Park and John Pollard Gaines, Oregon Territorial Governor from 1850 to 1853.

Location Details: Located in south Salem at the corner of Commercial and Hoyt streets. This cemetery continues to accept new burials. The cemetery is adjacent to City View Cemetery. Date of construction: 1841 location website: [Web Link]

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