Scouters’ Mountain in Happy Valley offers a picturesque view of Mt. Hood and is criss-crossed with many forested trails.
But tucked away from view off a private road lies a small cemetery, encompassed by a chain-link fence and dotted with a few headstones. It’s an eerily quiet place surrounded by a bustling suburban area.
And for the first time in 170 years, the area surrounding the cemetery is open to the public, in an effort to share its history with Happy Valley residents and to ensure it doesn’t disappear…