| Capital
City: |
Salem |
Tidbit: The flag of
Oregon is the only state flag with different pictures on each side.
|
| Nickname: |
Beaver State |
| Motto: |
Alis Volat
Propiis (She Flies With Her Own Wings) |
| Statehood: |
February 14,
1859 (33rd) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
May have been
derived from that of the Wisconsin River shown on a 1715 French map as
"Ouaricon-sint." |
| Largest
Cities: |
Portland,
Eugene, Salem, Gresham, Beaverton |
| Border
States: |
California,
Idaho, Nevada, Washington |
| Land
Area: |
96,003 sq. mi.,
10th largest |
| State
Bird: |
Western
Meadowlark |
| State
Flower: |
Oregon Grape (berberis
aquifolium) |
| State
Tree: |
Douglas Fir (pseudotsuga
menziesii) |
| State
Song: |
Oregon, My
Oregon |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
