Edgefield Walking Tour

Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 10:30–11:15 am

A walking tour of the art and history of the Edgefield has been arranged to take place, mid-morning, on the day of the wedding. The reservation was placed for about 20 (yet unknown) individuals to learn about the place from a knowledgeable staffer. If you are interested in taking the tour, meet in the lobby of the Main Lodge at 10:30 on Saturday the 30th. (If you let Irene know that you’ll be joining in, that would be even better, so that we know what to expect for this activity.)

An overview of Edgefield History is available on their website. The following expert is taken from that synopsis:

“Edgefield, built in 1911, served for several decades as the Multnomah County Poor Farm. Residents operated a self-sufficient environment, raising hogs, poultry, growing a variety of fruits and vegetables, operating a dairy, cannery and meat packing plant as well as working in the laundry, kitchen and hospital.

In 1947, it was renamed the Multnomah County Home and Farm and in the late fifties the farm operation was eliminated. In 1962, the facility was renamed Edgefield Manor and for the last two decades of operation, functioned as a nursing home and eventually closed in 1982.”