Simon Benson

Historical marker location:

Corbett, Oregon

( Marker is on Historic Columbia River Highway, 3.3 miles east of Bridal Veil, on the right when traveling east.)

1851 to 1942. Lumberman and Philanthropist.

Oregon is home to the largest living organism in the world, the Armillaria ostoyae fungus. The fungus covers over 2,200 acres of forest and is estimated to be over 2,400 years old.