PORTLAND – The Willamette National Cemetery in Portland has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The 1950 cemetery is about 10 miles southeast of Portland in Clackamas and Multnomah counties. It was the first national cemetery in the northwest U.S.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department says the 307-acre cemetery offers scenic views of four mountains, the city of Portland and the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.
The cemetery uses only flat granite markers, rather than upright marble markers. The design takes advantage of the site’s natural scenery.
The National Park Service maintains the National Register under the authority of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
