18. Heritage Rose Garden Block 22 This is the only remaining one of four original Pioneer Rose 17. Adam “Gus” Waterford Gardens in Portland. It only contains plants that were grown Block 16, Lot 48 from roses brought over on the Portland’s first African American Trail. firefighter was buried with his family in an unmarked grave. In 2015 Madison High School students were instrumental in Lone Fir getting him a proper marker from the Portland Fire Department. Notable Burials

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Special thanks to Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery 1. Soldiers 2. Ada Smith 14. Alice Monument Block 8M, Lot Oberle Public 57 Block 13, Lot 18 park area Ada died in The story goes, This memorial 1885 at the age Alice Oberle to soldiers of of 6. About 20 was a “working the Civil, years ago the woman,” or Indian, stolen angel Madame. Her Mexican and Spanish-American was found hidden in an 13. Cultural Heritage Garden monument was wars was unveiled on Oct. 26, abandoned warehouse. Recently paid for by her 1903. It cost $3,500, which was she was fully restored and set Block 14 male contributed by 500 separate back in her rightful place. Honoring Chinese immigrants and customers. When her sister had people. patients from Hawthorne Asylum, her moved, she had the Block 14 will be restored as a monument erased of any heritage garden memorial, knowledge of her past. Alice and historical monument and place to her sister, Maria, are believed to reflect. From 1891 to 1928 more be buried at Mt. Calvary than 1,131 Chinese were buried Cemetery. there. The estimated $2.2 million garden will serve as a gateway to the cemetery. 3. Dr. James C. 4. Asa L. 16. Macleay Hawthorne Lovejoy Mausoleum Block 8M, Lot 44 Block 8M, Lot Block 17, Lot 3 He was not only “20 50 Donald Macleay years To determine was a superintendent the name for prominent and physician of their clearing, Portland the Oregon which they merchant, Hospital for the purchased for 15. Julius Ceasar investor in insane” as 25¢, Asa railroad inscribed - he also Lovejoy and Block 19, Lot 231 building, real served in Francis Pettygrove flipped a Born a slave on December 23, estate developer and president of California’s copper penny. Lovejoy suggested 1830, Julius Ceasar was a local the Board of Trade in the 1880s. legislature before coming to his home city of . After baseball fanatic. The top of his Macleay Park, bordering Forest Oregon in 1857. The hospital three tosses, Pettygrove won and headstone reads, “Play Ball,” a Park, was donated and named for location was later named the fate of Portland was settled. term he coined and one that him. He built this monument for Hawthorne Blvd. We know he would garner him world-wide fame his wife in 1877 for $13,500. The provided graves for over 130 when it was featured in the 1973 family is still active in the area. patients here in Lone Fir syndicated newspaper column, Cemetery. Ripley’s “Believe It or Not!” 5. James Frush Block 2, Lot 16 The marble urn sat on the bar of Colburn Barrell’s saloon where James Frush 6. Lone Fir was a bartender. It was filled with Block 2 Tom and Jerry, a popular drink. For In 1866 Mount Crawford was years the urn was returned to the 10. Firemens’ Block renamed Lone Fir Cemetery for bar during the holidays and filled 9. Bottler Brothers the solitary tree standing on the Block 5 with Tom and Jerry in his memory. site. Block 6 Established Nov. 16, 1862, this The Bottler brothers were two of entire area “Firemen’s cemetery” Portland’s first brewers and was dedicated to Firefighters of one-time partners with Henry the City of Portland. Weinhard. Today their tomb is in jeopardy from neglect and decay. Efforts are currently underway for its restoration. 11. Andrew 7. James B. 8. Cawford Johnston and Stephens Dobbins Sarah Francis Wisdom Block 1, Lot 18 Block 1, Lot 1 Came to Oregon Died a victim of Block 8, Lot 85 in 1844 where he the 1854 Sarah and her operated the explosion of husband historic Stark Gazelle, a Andrew were Street ferry on steamship self-emancipated slaves who, in 12. Hattie Redmond the . He was operated by the 1840s, ignored Oregon’s black married to his wife Elizabeth for 57 Colburn Barrell, exclusion laws and made a home Block 11, Lot 51 years and would visit here to one of Lone Fir’s for themselves in what is now Nob Hattie Redmond, Esther Pohl imagine again holding the hand of 1st owners. Colburn named the Hill in NE Portland. Sarah’s former Lovejoy, Martha Cardwell Dalton his dear wife. cemetery Mt. Crawford in his owner even ran a “runaway slave and Harry Lane all fought bravely honor, until later Colburn’s wife ad” offering $100 for her return to for women’s right to vote in Aurelia, changed the name to Maryland. The couple owned R & Oregon 100 years ago. Lone Fir for the solo tree. D Restaurant, the first African American restaurant in Oregon. Lone Fir Notable Burials

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7 1. Soldiers 36 Monument Lot 18. Heritage 11 Rose Garden MAIN 8 22 26 33 ENTRANCE

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14 13. Cultural Heritage 15 Garden 13 18 19 29 30 39 Southeast Morrison Street