Portland Firefighters Park Explained

Portland Firefighters Park

Photo Width:

280 px

Type:

Public park^[1]

Location:

SW 19th Avenue & West Burnside Street
Portland, Oregon

Coords:

45.5227°N -122.69°W

Operator:

David Campbell Memorial Association

Status:

Open all year

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David Campbell Memorial
Built:	1928
Added:	September 24, 2010
Refnum:	10000802

Portland Firefighters Park is a public park located in Portland, Oregon. In 1927, the park was established, to include a memorial in honor of firefighter David Campbell.^[1] Campbell was the fire chief for Portland and was killed in action while fighting a fire at a Union Oil distribution plant. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 2010, as the David Campbell Memorial.^[2]

Notes and References

Weinstein, Nathalie. "Firefighters memorial eyes historic register", Daily Journal of Commerce website, March 16, 2010. Retrieved on December 10, 2010.
Web site: Oregon National Register List. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. 31. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425031913/https://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. April 25, 2018. dead. June 6, 2011. August 6, 2023.