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== Legacy ==
[[File:View from Victor Rock.jpg|thumb|Victor View, a viewpoint at Crater Lake, was formally named in 1945. Victor visited Crater Lake in 1872.]]
Fuller Victor was buried at [[River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)|River View Cemetery]] in Portland.> The initial grave marker was made of wood, and did not last long. In 1947, the [[Daughters of the American Revolution]] supplied a permanent grave marker. Victor's name was included among the names of significant Oregonians on the walls of the [[Oregon State Capitol]], which was completed in 1938.<ref name=trails03>{{cite news |title=OREGON'S TRAILS: A Slide into Obscurity, and Then Recognition |work=The Oregonian |date=January 26, 2003|first=JOHN |last=TERRY}}</ref> In 1945 [[Crater Lake National Park]] formalized the name of "Victor View," a viewpoint on the rim of the park, in her honor. <ref>[http://www.craterlakeinstitute.com/online-library/nature-notes/vol29-victor-rock-victor-view.htm Victor Rock/Victor View], Crater Lake Institute, Vol. 29</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Postcards from the Rim |work=Klamath Falls Herald and News |date=26 April 2004 |first= Lee |last=Juillerat}}</ref>
 
In many respects, her legacy continued to be overshadowed by that of historian Hubert Howe Bancroft.<ref name=trails03 /> Victor's legacy was invoked in a speech by scholar Terrence O'Donnell at the inaugural [[Oregon Book Award]] event in 1987, which also marked the beginning of the annual Frances Fuller Victor Award for Creative Nonfiction.<ref>{{cite news |title=BOOK AWARDS EVENT AT ARTS CENTER HONORS OREGON WRITERS|work=The Oregonian|date=October 3, 1987|first=Paul |last=Pintarich}}</ref> In 2005, the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission selected ''The River of the West'' as one of the 100 books that best define the state and its people.<ref>{{cite news |title=OREGON LIT: 200 YEARS, 100 BOOKS |work=The Oregonian | date=February 20, 2005 }}</ref>