Oregon, Lang Syne Society of Portland Historical Markers

By Jimmy Emerson, July 2023

A.H. Francis Building - 1854 Marker

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1 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Southwest Portland — A.H. Francis Building - 1854 —

On Harvey Milk Street, on the right when traveling east.

2 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Southwest Portland — Daniel H. Lownsdale — 1803 – 1862 —

Near Southwest 4th Avenue at Southwest Main Street, on the right when traveling north.

3 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Southwest Portland — First Issue of The Oregonian — Printed here December 4, 1850 —

Near Southwest Morrison Street at Southwest 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

4 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Southwest Portland — Portland's First Public School —

On Southwest Morrison Street at Southwest Broadway, on the left when traveling west on Southwest Morrison Street.

5 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Southwest Portland — Simon Benson — 1851 - 1942 — Philanthropist, Businessman, Innovative, and Visionary —

On Southwest Montgomery St at SW Park Ave, on the right when traveling east on Southwest Montgomery St.

6 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Southwest Portland — The Great Plank Road —

Near Southwest Jefferson Street at Southwest Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

7 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Southwest Portland — William W. Chapman — 1808 – 1892 —

Near Southwest Main Street at Southwest 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.

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