Statehood:
February 14, 1859 (33rd State)
State song: "Oregon, My Oregon" (1927)
State bird: western meadowlark (1927)
State tree: douglas fir (1939)
State flower: Oregon grape (1899)
State Animal: beaver (1969);
State Fish: chinook salmon (1961);
State Rock: thunderegg (1965);
State Colors: navy blue and gold (1959);
State Insect: swallowtail butterfly (1979);
State Dance: square dance (1977);
State Nut: hazelnut (1989);
State Gemstone: sunstone (1987);
State Seashell:
Oregon
hairy triton (1991);
State Beverage: milk (1997);
State Mushroom: Pacific golden chanterelle (1999)
State Nickname: Beaver state
State Motto: "She Flies With Her Own
Wings" and "The
Union
"
Highest Point: The highest point in
Oregon
is
Mount
Hood
, at 11,239 feet above sea level.
Lowest Point: The lowest point in
Oregon
is sea level where
Oregon
meets the
Pacific
Ocean
.
Largest cities: Portland, 533,427; Salem,
148,751; Eugene, 144,515; Gresham, 96,072; Beaverton, 85,775; Hillsboro, 84,533;
Medford, 70,147; Bend, 67,152; Springfield, 55,641; Corvallis, 49,553:
Famous Oregonians: Cecil D. Andrus secretary of the interior, Hood River
Garner Ted Armstrong evangelist, Eugene
James Beard food expert, Portland
Raymond Carver writer, poet, Clatskanie
Homer Davenport political cartoonist, Silverton
Douglas Engelbart inventor, Portland
Matt Groening cartoonist, Portland
Mark Hatfield senator, Dallas
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