Nehalem Valley
Historical Society
Here’s Joe Balden. He’s a former Board Member, volunteer at the cemetery and a tree guy. Joe is helping to plant rhodies and trees at the Nehalem American Legion Cemetery. You can help too by sponsoring a planting for $25. For more information contact us today.
The Nehalem Valley Historical Society, in partnership with the City of Nehalem, the City of Manzanita and the State of Oregon leads a cemetery beautification volunteer crew on Wednesdays from 11AM to 2PM. THIS PROGRAM MAY BE AFFECTED OR SUSPENDED WHILE COVID-19 IS ACTIVE. In 2016, from April through November, volunteers contributed 300 hours towards the…
William Armstrong, an early pioneer, homesteaded the area West of Nehalem in the late 1800’s. It is not known how a section of his homestead began to be used as a cemetery, but by 1901 when he deeded the area to The Fraternal Union of America Cemetery Associations, Nehalem Lodge #199; there were already several…