Lone Fir of Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Oregon
N 45° 31.141 W 122° 38.632
10T E 527814 N 5040670
This is THE "Lone Fir" for which the cemetery is named.
Waymark Code: WMGKXV
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2013
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The original tree for which Lone Fir Cemetery was named.
1866
The Pioneer Rose Association
February 14, 1939
The first burial in Lone Fir Cemetery was in 1846, making this the oldest cemetery in the Portland area. It has been listed as one of the top 10 cemeteries in the world to visit, by National Geographic Traveler Magazine.
Some of the individuals buried near this tree:
Artists, Governors, Baseball players, leading citizenes, last survivor of Applegate Wagon Train, Portland Mayor, 1st Oregon Senator.
Link to Lone Pine Cemetery website:
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Link to National Geographic Traveler magazine article:
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Link to website that lists the "top" pioneers that are buried here: