City View Cemetery is a privately owned cemetery in

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, United States, that was established in 1893. Its Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, opened in 1914, contains the remains of eight governors of Oregon.

History

The cemetery was established in 1893 just west of the existing

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on land purchased by Jason Porter Frizzell, who had settled in Salem after traveling with his parents on the

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. In 1950, the cemetery was purchased by Herman M. and Leta Johnston, and in 1970, by William and Fern Hilts. The cemetery is currently owned by Richard Hilts, son of William and Fern and nephew of Leta Johnston.

Facilities

The cemetery contains the hilltop Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, which opened in 1914. It was built in the Classical Greek/Roman style by the architectural firm of

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, and was also likely designed by noted Oregon architect Ellis F. Lawrence. An addition to the mausoleum was completed in 1929 by the same firm. The cemetery also has two outdoor mausoleums, and two crematories. Special areas recognize veterans of wars fought by Americans since the

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and on

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, the

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conducts a flyover of the cemetery to honor those interred at City View. A

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was completed in 1999.

Notable burials

A number of notable Oregonians, in particular, eight of the 36 people to have served as the state's governor, are buried in the City View Cemetery grounds, or are interred in Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum. *

Zenas Ferry Moody Zenas Ferry Moody (May 27, 1832 – March 14, 1917) was the seventh Governor of Oregon from 1882 to 1887. Early life Zenas Ferry Moody was born on May 27, 1832, in Granby, Massachusetts, to Thomas Hovey and Hannah Ferry.Corning, Howard M. ...

(1832–1917), 7th Governor of Oregon *

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(1838–1911), 9th

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; 11th Chief Justice of the

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* Frank A. Moore (1844–1918), 17th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court * Mary Peters (1852–1921), "Indian Mary", ferry operator and park namesake *

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(1854–1919), 15th Governor of Oregon * I. L. Patterson (1859–1929), 18th Governor of Oregon *

Walter M. Pierce Walter Marcus Pierce (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was an American politician, a Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from . A native of Illinois, he served in the ...

(1861–1954), 17th Governor of Oregon; U.S. Representative * Willis C. Hawley (1864–1941), U.S. Representative and president of

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* Ben W. Olcott (1872–1952), 16th Governor of Oregon *

Oswald West Oswald West (May 20, 1873 – August 22, 1960) was an American politician, a Democrat, who served most notably as the 14th Governor of Oregon. Early life West was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada but moved to Salem, Oregon with his family at t ...

(1873–1960), 14th Governor of Oregon * James W. Mott (1883–1945), U.S. Representative *

Conde B. McCullough Conde Balcom McCullough (May 30, 1887 – May 6, 1946) was an American Civil engineering, civil engineer who is primarily known for designing many of Oregon's coastal bridges on U.S. Route 101 (Oregon), U.S. Route 101. The native of South Da ...

(1887–1946), Bridge engineer for the state of

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. Designer of numerous bridges throughout the state, including many along Oregon Coast Highway 101. * Charles A. Sprague (1887–1969), 22nd Governor of Oregon * Henry Schauer (1918–1997), U.S. Army soldier and recipient of the

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* {{Find a Grave cemetery Cemeteries in Oregon Geography of Salem, Oregon 1893 establishments in Oregon Cemeteries established in the 1890s