Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon

Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9781467148610
ISBN-13 : 146714861X
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Book Synopsis Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon by : Teresa Bergen and Heide Davis

Download or read book Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon written by Teresa Bergen and Heide Davis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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