Western Cemetery

Absorb the rich history of Portland at the Western Cemetery

Stewards of the Western Cemetery provided us with a first class tour of the 2nd oldest public cemetery in Portland. The cemetery sits on a beautiful piece of land where over 6,000 people were buried...

I wouldn't walk this cemetery day OR night.

This unkempt cemetery with crumbling tombstones is the worst I've seen it. The grass is so high that it covers several tombstones. It's a shame because it's a historic cemetery in a beautiful location...

Wistful yet peaceful

Kind of a wistful, forlorn, yet beautiful place. Unfortunately the headstones aren't very well maintained, but the cemetery is still a peaceful place to walk along the Western Promenade. Gorgeous home...

Forsaken Burial Grounds on Portland’s West End

This neglected, historic, 12-acre (4.8 ha) cemetery was in great disrepair on my visit. Its wrought iron fences and lockable gates hadn’t deterred vandals, as toppled gravestones testified. A row of i...

Fascinating graveyard-like cemetery

Technically a graveyard is a parcel of land near a church, but this cemetery looks more like a graveyard because it's so disorganized, neglected, and has been significantly vandalized. Almost 2,000 gr...