SILVERTON MURAL TOUR HARVEY MIKKELSON’S STEAM ENGINE FESTIVAL
9/11 MEMORIAL
500 West C Street Also a memorial to all American wars.
First and High Streets From 1954 to 1966, Harvey Mikkelson showcased a “steam-up” just outside of Silverton in Bethany. The festival moved to Brooks, but the memory lives on.
ADVENTURES OF BOBBIE
S Water Street at Lewis Street A Scotch Collie, Bobbie was traveling with the Braziers of Silverton in Wolcott, Indiana on Aug. 15, 1923 when he became separated from the family. He walked home, returning to Silverton on Feb. 15, 1924.
CHAMPION COWBOY
C Street and Silverton Road Doug Brown’s ride on Jambalaya is captured in this mural. He was World Champion Bull Rider in 1969.
DAVENPORT’S ARABIAN QUEST
Water Street side of Wolf Building Famed cartoonist Homer Davenport traveled to Arabia and returned with 27 pure desert-bred Arabian horses in 1906, the first to be bred in America.
DON PETTIT – THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT
Water Street at High Silverton-born astronaut Don Pettit served six months as a mission specialist aboard the International Space Station.
FOUR FREEDOMS
Corner of Second and East Main streets A replica of the work done by artist Norman Rockwell in 1943 in The Saturday Evening Post Magazine – the mural represents the core values of the Silverton residents – Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear.
GALLON HOUSE BRIDGE
Corner of Lewis and South Water streets Built in 1916, the 84-foot Gallon House Bridge is the only covered bridge in Marion Country you can still drive through. During Prohibition, the bridge earned its name as the place to get a gallon of moonshine or steal a kiss.
SILVERTON AIRPORT
First and High streets The Silverton Airport was the oldest licensed airport in Oregon. The mural features aviation pioneer Bessie Haladay.
SILVERTON PET PARADE
HOMER DAVENPORT
205 S First Street The work of world-renown political cartoonist Homer Davenport helped elect presidents and expose business corruption. He was born in 1867 outside of Silverton on a Waldo Hills farm and is the author of “The Country Boy.”
LARGEST CAMERA IN THE WORLD
441 N Water Street The Mammoth, the largest camera in the United States, was created around 1900 in Chicago. Officials of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Co. used it to take a single, detailed portrait of their new luxury train.
OLD OAK TREE
213 E Main Street The town was built around the old oak tree – a popular gathering spot on Main Street in the 1800s. Newcomers cut down the 800-yearold tree to pave the street. The stump is on display at the Silverton Country Museum.
600 First Street A Silverton tradition for more than 80 years, the Silverton Pet Parade – always the third Saturday in May – celebrates the town’s winged, tailed, scaled and four legged friends. Children, adults and pets stroll through downtown as spectators cheer them on.
SILVERTON RED SOX
C Street near James Street Started in 1937, the Silverton Red Sox baseball team was mostly made up of local men who worked at the Silver Falls Timber Co. Team manager was mill owner Bill McGinnis. A farm team for the Boston Red Sox, players earned $25 a game. Major league player Johnny Pesky played one summer in Silverton. The last game was played in 1954.
Mini-Murals KEITH KASER
Lewis and Second Streets For years the retired mechanic was a frequent sight walking through downtown, commenting on the weather to passersby.
THE VETERAN OUR TWENTIETH CENTURY
C Street near James Street Quotes and pictures tell the story of the 20th Century including “Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You” and “One Small Step For Man.”
PAWS FOR LOVE
306 Oak Street Salutes the Silver Falls Library’s therapy dog program and encourages reading and a love of learning.
SANTA’S SECOND HOME
Main Street in Town Square Park Santa Claus’ glittering magic lights the town Christmas tree each year.
SILVER FALLS
Main Street Bridge Silverton photographer June Drake helped spearhead the effort to preserve the more than 8,000 acres with 10 waterfalls that today is Silver Falls State Park.
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209 E. Main Street A tribute to our veterans – with long-time mural advocate Vince Till as model.
Outside of downtown SILVER FALLS TIMBER COMPANY
Highway 214 near Jefferson Street Silver Falls Timber Co. built one of the largest sawmills in Oregon in 1916 for more than $400,000. It employed more than 500 men. The mural shows “Pond Monkeys” moving logs to the green chain and mill buildings.
THE OREGON TRAIL
1787 Pine Street The Joseph Henry Boyington family is pictured along the Oregon Trail in the foothills of the Rockies. For a map of mural locations, see page 46