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Interesting Facts ~ Oregon is the 27th most populous and the 9th most extensive of the 50 states ~ ~The state attained statehood on February 14, 1859, becoming the 33rd state to join the union ~ ~ Official state motto is “She Flies With Her Own Wings” ~ Nickname is the Beaver State ~ ~ State flag has different designs on the front and back, the only USA state flag that does ~ ~ Bighorn sheep, golden eagles, and rugged cliff habitats live in Hells Canyon ~ ~ Three Sisters are a trio of volcanic peaks named North, Middle, and South Sister ~ ~ Crater Lake sits in the collapsed volcano of Mount Mazama from about 7,700 years ago ~ ~ Forest Park in Portland protects more than 5,000 acres of urban forest ~ ~ Lava River Cave near Bend is over 1 mi (1.6 km) long ~ ~ Astoria Megler Bridge stretches across the Columbia River for 4.1 mi ~ ~ Multnomah Falls drops 620 ft, State’s tallest year round waterfall ~ ~ Trail of Ten Falls at Silver Falls State Park links 10 waterfalls in about 7.8 mi ~ ~ Hells Canyon along Snake River plunges to 7,993 ft deepest river gorge in North America ~ ~ Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States at 1,943 ft (592 m) ~ ~ State bird is the western meadowlark ~ State animal is the American beaver ~ ~ State tree is the Douglas-fir ~ State flower is Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) ~ ~ State gemstone is the Oregon sunstone ~ State fish is the Chinook salmon ~ ~ State song is “Oregon, My Oregon” ~ State crustacean is the Dungeness crab ~ ~ State highest point is Mount Hood at 11,239 ft (3,425 m)~ ~ State lowest point is sea level along the Pacific Ocean ~ ~ State has 36 counties ~ State coastline runs roughly 362 mi (584 km) ~ ~ Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered near the mouth of the Columbia River in 1805–1806 ~ ~ Oregon Trail brought tens of thousands of settlers to the Willamette Valley in the 1840s ~ ~ Adopted a state constitution in 1857 before statehood followed in 1859 ~ ~ Wizard Island rises about 764 ft above Crater Lake’s surface ~ ~ 1967 Beach Bill guaranteed public access to the entire ocean shoreline ~ ~~~~~~~~ |
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