Oregon Travel Websites & Newspaper Links
33rd State: February 14, 1859
In 1818 Great Britain and the US agree to establish boundries between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel, stretching from Lake of the Woods in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west. They also agree to joint occupation of Oregon territory for 10 years. That arrangement was extended for another 10 years. In the 1830s and 1840s, American expansionists urged seizure of Oregon and in order to avoid more conflict with the US, Great Britain agreed to give up Oregon.
In 1859 Oregon became the 33rd State.
The state seal consists of an escutcheon, or shield, supported by 33 stars and divided by an ordinary, or ribbon, with the inscription "The Union." Above the ordinary are the mountains and forests of Oregon, an elk with branching antlers, a covered wagon and ox team, the Pacific Ocean with setting sun, a departing British man-of-war signifying the departure of British influence in the region and an arriving American merchant ship signifying the rise of American power. Below the ordinary is a quartering with a sheaf of wheat, plow and pickax, which represent Oregon's mining and agricultural resources. The crest is the American Eagle.
Oregon Facts & Trivia
State Motto: She Flies with Her Own Wings
State Animal: American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
State Bird: Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
State Dance: Square Dance
State Fish: Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
State Flower: Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium)
State Gemstone: Oregon sunstone
State Insect: Oregon Swallowtail (Papilio oregonius)
State Nut: Hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
State Rock: Thunderegg (geode)
State Tree: Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
State Seashell: Oregon hairy triton (Susitriton oregonensis)
Father of Oregon: Dr. John McLoughlin
Mother of Oregon: Tabitha Moffatt Brown
Historian Laureate: Thomas Vaughan
Tourism
Official Oregon Website www.state.or.us
Oregon Interactive www.oregon.com
Oregon Newspapers
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