The Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery is a cemetery for American Civil War veterans in the U.S. city of Portland, Oregon. It is located at S.W. Palatine Hill Road and S.W. Boones Ferry Road, Cemetery Record for the grave of Salmon Brown
from the Metro website next to River View Cemetery. Fourteen Union Civil War veterans, members of the Grand Army of the Republic, formed the Grand Army Cemetery Association and purchased the cemetery in 1882.Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
from the

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website The

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took over the management and administration of the cemetery at that time. Ownership of the cemetery eventually passed to the State of Oregon in 1961 then to

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in 1971. In 1996 ownership was granted to

Regional Parks and Greenspaces. The oldest marker is dated October 15, 1889. Salmon Brown, son of

John Brown John Brown most often refers to: *John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859 John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to: Academia * John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...

(of the song " John Brown's Body") is buried here, as is Hartwell B. Compson (1842–1905),Cemetery Record for the grave of Hartwell B. Compson
from the Metro website who received the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Civil War.

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Union Army sentry returns to his Portland post after long absence
- ''The Oregonian'' * {{Find a Grave cemetery 1882 establishments in Oregon Cemeteries in Portland, Oregon Oregon Metro (Oregon regional government) Oregon in the American Civil War Southwest Portland, Oregon

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