Jason Lee died three years before Oregon became an American Territory in 1848. The Methodist mission's role in Oregon's history is acknowledged by a statue of Jason Lee on the state capital grounds and in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. The Landmark is the place where Jason Lee established the Methodist mission in 1834. It was the first permanent American settlement in the Pacific Northwest. A blacksmith shop, granary, hospital, and other buildings were added later.
Nothing remains of the original structures.
The Landmark is part of Willamette Mission State Park, owned by the state of Oregon. There is an interpretive marker at the site, and considerable archaeological investigation has been done. The marker is bordered by roses descended from the bush given to Anna Maria Pittman the day she married Jason Lee. None as of this writing. Portland and Vancouver are north on Interstate 5 and the Pacific coast is nearby to the west.