Commercial Street S at Hoyt Street S
Salem Pioneer Cemetery on September 17, 2006
Salem Pioneer Cemetery dates back to the family burial ground established by Reverend David Leslie on his donation land claim in February 1841.
Salem Pioneer Cemetery on September 17, 2006
Chemeketa Lodge No. 1 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows purchased 11 acres for a cemetery here in 1853.
Salem Pioneer Cemetery on September 17, 2006
The City of Salem has maintained the cemetery since 1966, and it was deeded to the city in 1985.
Salem Pioneer Cemetery on September 17, 2006
Salem Pioneer Cemetery Lich-Gate on September 17, 2006
The Lich-Gate was presented to the City of Salem in May 1988 by the Willamette Christmas Association, the Capitol Arrangers Guild, the Fircrest Garden Club, the Four Seasons Garden Club, the Grow & Show Garden Club, the Little Garden Club of Salem Heights, the Men's Garden Club, the Salem Begonia Society, the Salem Rose Society & the Wilark Park Garden Club.
Salem Pioneer Cemetery Lich-Gate on September 17, 2006
Salem Pioneer Cemetery Plaque on September 17, 2006
Salem Pioneer Cemetery Plaque on September 17, 2006
Additional Links:
David Leslie at Salem Online History
Pioneer Cemetery at Salem Online History
Pioneer Cemetery at Salem Historical Quarterly
Pioneer Cemetery at Discover-Neighborhood-History
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