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 Some of the original wagon ruts from the Oregon Trail have been maintained in various locations of the state.[([[https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/places-to-see-oregon-trail-ruts.htm|nps]])] Some of the original wagon ruts from the Oregon Trail have been maintained in various locations of the state.[([[https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/places-to-see-oregon-trail-ruts.htm|nps]])]
 +
 +===== Western Border =====
 +
 +Oregon's whole western boundary is 363 miles of Pacific Ocean coastline.[([[https://www.thoughtco.com/geographic-facts-about-oregon-1435715|thoughtco]])]
 +
 +===== No Bridges Until 1900s =====
 +
 +There were no bridges along the coastal path that subsequently became US Highway 101 until the mid-1900s, thus stagecoaches drove on the sandy beaches.[([[https://www.oregon.gov/odot/GeoEnvironmental/Docs_CulturalResource/US_101-Historic_Context.pdf|oregon]])]
 +
 +===== Coastal Sand Dunes =====
 +
 +The 40 miles of coastal sand dunes in Oregon are the longest in North America.[([[https://www.oregonsadventurecoast.com/untamed-dunes/|oregonsadventurecoast]])]
 +
 +===== Whales =====
 +
 +Whales can be seen from lookouts along the Oregon coast between January and March.[([[https://www.travelportland.com/region/whale-watching-near-portland-oregon/|travelportland]])]
 +
 +===== Festivals =====
 +
 +Oregon offers a number of yearly flower festivals, including the Depoe Bay Fleet of Flowers, the Azalea Festival, the Cranberry Festival, and the Rhododendron Festival.[([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thY59CAJQl4|youtube]])]
 +
 +===== Oregon Fever =====
 +
 +The massive 1840s migration to the West Coast along the Oregon Trail was dubbed "Oregon Fever".[([[https://study.com/academy/lesson/oregon-fever-causes-timeline.html|study]])]
 +
 +===== 19th Century Migration =====
 +
 +The 19th-century exodus to the West over the Oregon Trail is regarded as one of the biggest voluntary human migrations in history.[([[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-thousand-pioneers-head-west-on-the-oregon-trail|history]])]
 +
 +===== Coasts Named After Spanish Explorers =====
 +
 +Many locations along Oregon's coast are named after the first Europeans to find them, including Cape Blanco, Cape Ferrelo, Cape Sebastian, Heceta Head, Cape Falcon, and Yaquina Head.[([[https://www.scribd.com/read/507044341/Oregon-A-State-That-Stands-Out|scribd]])]
 +
 +===== Territory Given From Europeans To The States =====
 +
 +After a swarm of Americans settled the country in the 1840s, the other European nations gave the territory that became Oregon state to the United States.[([[https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/oregon-territory|history state]])]
 +
 +===== Astoria =====
 +
 +The first successful English settlement west of the Rocky Mountains was Astoria, Oregon.[([[https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/astoria/|monticello]])]
 +
 +===== State Tree =====
 +
 +The Douglas fir, Oregon's state tree, was introduced to other parts of the world by 19th-century naturalist David Douglas.[([[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/douglas_fir/|oregonencyclopedia]])]
 +
 +===== Oregon City =====
 +
 +Oregon City, the first American settlement west of the Missouri River, was founded in 1844.[([[https://octa-trails.org/articles/oregon-city/|octa-trails]])]
 +
 +===== First Territorial Government =====
 +
 +The first US territory government was established in Oregon in 1848.[([[https://www.nps.gov/places/formation-of-the-oregon-territory.htm|nps]])]
 +
 +===== Crater Lake =====
 +
 +Crater Lake in Oregon is the deepest lake in the United States, with a depth of over 1,940 feet.[([[https://www.nps.gov/places/crater-lake.htm|nps]])]
 +
 +===== Humongous Fungus =====
 +
 +The "Humongous Fungus", the world's biggest living creature, lives in Oregon's Malheur National Forest. The single fungus organism covers over three square miles and might be as ancient as 8,000 years.[([[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-largest-organism-is-fungus/|scientificamerican]])]
 +
 +===== Name Origin =====
 +
 +Nobody knows where the term "Oregon" came from; suggestions include French and Native American Chinook as possible sources.[([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/20611473|jstor]])]
 +
 +===== Beaver State =====
 +
 +Although Oregon is known as the Beaver State, and the beaver is the state animal, by the time the state was established in 1859, fur merchants had depleted the state's beaver population to the point that they were no longer a viable product.[([[https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/states/article/oregon|nationalgeographic]])]
 +
 +===== Hell's Canyon =====
 +
 +Hell's Canyon in Oregon is the deepest gorge in the United States, deep enough to hold five stacked Eiffel Towers.[([[https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/states/article/oregon|nationalgeographic]])]
 +
 +===== Sea Lions =====
 +
 +On the Oregon coast, sea lions may be found in a variety of caves and tunnels.[([[https://www.sealioncaves.com/|sealioncaves]])]
 +
 +===== Fur Trade =====
 +
 +The Beaver State is Oregon's nickname. Thousands of trappers were drawn to the country in the 1800s by the heavily furred animal, and their pelts were a prized trading item.[([[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/fur_trade_in_oregon_country/|oregonencyclopedia]])]
 +
 +===== Big Foot Trap =====
 +
 +In Oregon's Siskiyou National Forest, there is the only Big Foot trap in the world.[([[https://www.oregonwild.org/collings-mountain-trail-bigfoot-trap|oregonwild]])]
 +
 +===== Matt Groening =====
 +
 +Matt Groening, an Oregon native, named the hometown of his renowned cartoon family, the Simpsons, after Springfield, Oregon.[([[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/matt-groening-reveals-the-location-of-the-real-springfield-60583379/|smithsonianmag]])]
 +
 +===== Softwood Lumber =====
 +
 +Oregon is the major supplier of softwood lumber in the United States.[([[https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/homeareas/byboregon/targetIndustries/Pages/forestry.aspx|oregon]])]
 +
 +===== Powell's City of Books =====
 +
 +Powell's City of Books, situated in Portland, Oregon, is the world's biggest independent bookshop, with 3,500 separate categories of new and secondhand books.[([[https://www.powells.com/locations/powells-city-of-books|powells]])]
 +
 +===== Thunderegg =====
 +
 +Nobody knows exactly how Oregon's state rock, the thunderegg (similar to a geode but with a mineral-filled center), gets made.[([[https://www.geologypage.com/2016/10/thunderegg.html|geologypage]])]
 +
 +===== Different Design On Each Side Of The Flag =====
 +
 +Oregon's state flag is the only one in the United States that has a different design on each side.[([[https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Oregon|britannica]])]
 +
 +===== Ghost Towns =====
 +
 +Oregon has the most ghost towns of any state in the United States.[([[https://www.visitoregon.com/oregon-ghost-towns/|visitoregon]])]
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