with other civic activities including providing funds to build a church adjacent to the brewery. Other business interests outside of the brewery included stakes in the Portland Hotel, the West Side Railway, and the New Grand Central Hotel. In 1887, Weinhard offered to pump free beer into the Skidmore Fountain for its dedication; the city declined the offer due to the fear of rowdy horses. Death Weinhard died in Portland at age 74 and was buried in its River View Cemetery. The brewery he built remained in operation for another 95 years, until 1999. References External links Henry Weinhard Biography at The Oregon History Project website (Oregon Historical Society) Business Wire Portland Tribune 1830 births 1904 deaths Businesspeople from Portland, Oregon German emigrants to the United States American brewers Burials at River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon) 19th-century American businesspeople