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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Washington County, Oregon

 
Clickable Map of Washington County, Oregon and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Washington County, OR (4) Clackamas County, OR (95) Clatsop County, OR (66) Columbia County, OR (12) Multnomah County, OR (118) Tillamook County, OR (20) Yamhill County, OR (8)  WashingtonCounty(4) Washington County (4)  ClackamasCounty(95) Clackamas County (95)  ClatsopCounty(66) Clatsop County (66)  ColumbiaCounty(12) Columbia County (12)  MultnomahCounty(118) Multnomah County (118)  TillamookCounty(20) Tillamook County (20)  YamhillCounty(8) Yamhill County (8)
Hillsboro is the county seat for Washington County
Adjacent to Washington County, Oregon
Clackamas County (95)  ►
Clatsop County (66)  ►
Columbia County (12)  ►
Multnomah County (118)  ►
Tillamook County (20)  ►
Yamhill County (8)  ►
 
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1 ► Oregon, Washington County, Beaverton — The Medal of Honor — Courage • Patriotism • Duty —
Oregon Medal of Honor Recipients Allworth, Edward C. CPT, U.S. Army • Dahl, Larry G. SP4, U.S. Army • High, Frank C. PVT, U.S. Army • Holcomb, John Noble SGT, U.S. Army • Jackson, Arthur J. PFC U.S. Marine Corp • Kaufman, Loren R. SFC, U.S. . . . — — Map (db m81197) WM
2 ► Oregon, Washington County, Hillsboro — Joseph L. Meek —
This marks the land claim of Joseph L. Meek, famed and unlettered "mountain man," who arrived in 1840 after driving from Fort Hall to Walla Walla in the first wagon on that part of the Oregon Trail. He was a founder of the Provisional Government; . . . — — Map (db m113887) HM
3 ► Oregon, Washington County, Portland, Metzger — Itsenainen Suomi / Independent Finland —
[Finnish Text:] Itsenainen Suomi [Swedish Text:] Det självständiga Finland [English Text:] Independent Finland December 6, 1917 — — Map (db m261982) HM
4 ► Oregon, Washington County, Portland, North Bethany — Old Log Jail, 1853 —
The Old Log Jail is one of the oldest log structures in Oregon. In 1853, Washington County included all of what is now Multnomah and Columbia Counties, Hillsboro (originally Hillsborough) was the county seat. The town was composed of twelve . . . — — Map (db m303691) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Oct. 16, 2026