Item 104555 - Payson Park and Baxter Boulevard WWI memorial tree dedication, Portland, 1920
- Item 104555 - Payson Park and Baxter Boulevard WWI memorial tree dedication, Portland, 1920
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Image Info On Memorial Day 1920, the City of Portland dedicated 100 Linden trees along Baxter Blvd. as a "memorial grove" to honor service in the First World War. A dedication ceremony was held in Payson Park, with specific trees allocated to both fallen servicemen, as well as those who survived the war.
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