Southwest Portland in Multnomah County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 26, 2026
1. Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument Marker
Erected by the citizens of Oregon to the dead of the Second Oregon United States Volunteer Infantry
Anno Domini MDCCCCII
First in Guam
First in Philippines
(Rear of monument)
H. P. Adams • H. Applegate • H. Arpin • J. L. Berry • J. W. Brown • B. B. Chandler • B. J. Clark • W. H. Cook • M. P. Crowley • P. O. Doty • J. A. Doyle • O. W. Drew • C. Eichhamer • J. H. Fenton • W. Field • O. Fletcher • E. W. Hampton • J. Harrington • W. Hawthorne • H. G. Hibbard • F. W. Hibbs • R. B. Hoffman • R. E. Holbrook • C. A. Horn • C. W. Hubbard • E. Hutchinson • E. J. Johnson • J. J. Kehoe • J. Kelly • L. Kelsay • C. F. Kent • O. M. Kern • J. E. Lawrence • R. G. McCoy • A. McCune • W. McElwain • C. McKinnon • C. W. Mead • G. Millard • L. E. Miller • C. W. Mills • C. E. Minier • L. K. Morse • F. J. Norton • H. O’Flaherty • R. A. Odell • C. P. Oliver • E. W. Ordway • J. Page • G. Perkins • R. E. Perry • J. J. Reid • W. H. Roberts • F. E. Rofeno • G. R. Rubart • C. H. Ruhl • E. G. Segur • J. Spierings • G. W. Starmer • L. V. Stawderman • H. B. Taylor • J. E. Taylor • H. M. Wheeler • E. C. Young
Erected 1914.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.
Location. 45° 30.964′ N, 122° 40.639′ W. Monument is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County. It is in Southwest Portland. It is at the intersection of Southwest Salmon Street and Southwest 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Southwest Salmon Street. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 350 SW Salmon Street, Portland OR 97204, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge and in the Willamette Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Daniel H. Lownsdale (here, next to this marker); Fountain for Company H (within shouting distance of this marker); William W. Chapman (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Portland Building Transformation (about 400 feet away); In Honor of Vietnam Veterans (about 500 feet away); 太湖石 / Lake Tai Rock (about 500 feet away); The Portland Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Washington Ellipse (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.
Also see . . . Lownsdale Square (City of Portland).
In the center of Lownsdale Square stands Soldiers Monument, Douglas Tilden’s 1906 sculpture in memory of the Oregonians killed in the Spanish-American War (1898). The tall granite obelisk is topped with a bronze replica of a soldier in the Second Oregon Volunteer Infantry,(Submitted on August 28, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)part of the first large American fighting force ever sent overseas. At the base of this monument are two howitzers used in the defense of Fort Sumter (misspelled as 'Sumpter' on the plaque) in 1861.Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 26, 20262. Spanish–American War Soldier's MonumentThe base of the pedestal.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 26, 2026
3. Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument
A list of names are inscribed into the rear of the pedestal.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 26, 2026
4. Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument
The monument stands in the middle of Lownsdale Square in the Plaza Blocks.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 28, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
