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| Oregon (Multnomah County), Portland — Dekum Building | | | German immigrant Frank Dekum amassed a fortune during Portland’s explosive early history with his confectionery business. The massive Dekum Building, completed in 1892 at a cost exceeding $300,000, used exclusively Oregon materials in its construction. The brick masons drank beer instead of coffee on their job, according to one old timer whose duties as a boy had been to haul the large pails of beer up to them.
The architects of the Dekum Building, McCaw and Martin, made an audacious . . . — Map (db m1155) | | Oregon (Multnomah County), Willamette National Cemetery — Oregon Korean War Veterans Memorial | | | June 25, 1950 Korea July 27, 1953
Dedicated to the memory of these men and women from Oregon so their sacrifice will never be forgotten
Oh, could our fallen brothers
know the honor they helped bring
to God, and to our country,
to their memory now we sing.
You gave your lives for Freedom,
for your families, and for friends,
and for that you have our special love
and a thanks that never ends.
If God . . . — Map (db m11979) | | Oregon (Multnomah County), Willamette National Cemetery — Willamette National Cemetery Carillon Bells | | | [Main/Bottom Marker]:
These Carillon Bells
in honor and loving memory of
all Veterans
were donated by the Oregon State
Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
[Top Marker]:
June [The Oregon Federation of Garden Clubs Logo] 1989
In honor of
Florence Mason
whose dedication and untiring
endeavors resulted in these
Carillon Bells and beautification
of Willamette National Cemetery — Map (db m11973) |
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