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Oregon

Oregon Flag Map

33rd State (February 14, 1859), the western U.S.

State Abbreviation: OR

Capital: Salem

Origin of name: The origin is unknown.

Motto: "She Flies With Her Own Wings"

Nickname: Beaver State

Oregon State Symbols

Rock: Thunder-egg

Seashell: Fusitriton oregonensis (Oregon hairy triton)

Soil: Jory soil

Song: "Oregon, My Oregon", by J.A. Buchanan of Astoria and Henry B. Murtagh.

Tree: Douglas Fir

The flag of the state of Oregon is the only state flag with different pictures on each side. On the reverse is a beaver the state animal.

Reverse side of Oregon Flag
Oregon flag reverse side.

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Things to Know

United States Senators from Oregon.

Oregon produces about 98% of hazelnuts in the USA.

Portland is the largest city in Oregon. It is nicknamed the "City of Roses."

David Douglas (Scottish botanist)
In the 1820s David Douglas traveled through Oregon, he is well remembered in Oregon as the state tree the Douglas fir is named after him.

Crater Lake
A crater lake is a lake that forms in a volcanic crater. It lies within the collapsed crater of an ancient volcano named Mount Mazama. Crater Lake in Oregon is the deepest lake in the USA. Its depth is 1,943 feet (592 m).

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Hells Canyon
Hells Canyon is the deepest gorge in the USA. It drops almost 8,000 feet.


Snake River winding through Hells Canyon.

Major Rivers: Columbia River, Snake River, Willamette River

Famous Oregonains

Beverly Cleary (April 12, 1916 - ) (author)

Douglas C. Engelbart (1925-2013) (inventor)
Invented the ancestor to the modern computer mouse and many other things.

Linus Pauling (1901-1994) (Chemist, Nobel Winner)

Carl E. Wieman (1951- ) (Physicist, Nobel Winner)

The Oregon Trial

The Oregon Trial
The Oregon Trial is a little over 2,000-miles (3,200 km) historic wagon train route from the Missouri River to Oregan.

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Things to Do

Oregon Flag Map color page

Oregon Flash Cards

Sites to See

Clearly website
Learn about Beverly Clearly and the books she writes. Includes a game area and an educators area.

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