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Some of the original wagon ruts from the Oregon Trail have been maintained in various locations of the state.[([[https:// | Some of the original wagon ruts from the Oregon Trail have been maintained in various locations of the state.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Western Border ===== | ||
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+ | Oregon' | ||
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+ | ===== No Bridges Until 1900s ===== | ||
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+ | 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:// | ||
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+ | ===== Coastal Sand Dunes ===== | ||
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+ | The 40 miles of coastal sand dunes in Oregon are the longest in North America.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Whales ===== | ||
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+ | Whales can be seen from lookouts along the Oregon coast between January and March.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Festivals ===== | ||
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+ | 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:// | ||
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+ | ===== Oregon Fever ===== | ||
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+ | The massive 1840s migration to the West Coast along the Oregon Trail was dubbed " | ||
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+ | ===== 19th Century Migration ===== | ||
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+ | The 19th-century exodus to the West over the Oregon Trail is regarded as one of the biggest voluntary human migrations in history.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Coasts Named After Spanish Explorers ===== | ||
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+ | Many locations along Oregon' | ||
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+ | ===== Territory Given From Europeans To The States ===== | ||
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+ | 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:// | ||
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+ | ===== Astoria ===== | ||
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+ | The first successful English settlement west of the Rocky Mountains was Astoria, Oregon.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== State Tree ===== | ||
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+ | The Douglas fir, Oregon' | ||
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+ | ===== Oregon City ===== | ||
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+ | Oregon City, the first American settlement west of the Missouri River, was founded in 1844.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== First Territorial Government ===== | ||
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+ | The first US territory government was established in Oregon in 1848.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Crater Lake ===== | ||
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+ | Crater Lake in Oregon is the deepest lake in the United States, with a depth of over 1,940 feet.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Humongous Fungus ===== | ||
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+ | The " | ||
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+ | ===== Name Origin ===== | ||
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+ | Nobody knows where the term " | ||
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+ | ===== Beaver State ===== | ||
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+ | 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' | ||
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+ | ===== Hell's Canyon ===== | ||
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+ | Hell's Canyon in Oregon is the deepest gorge in the United States, deep enough to hold five stacked Eiffel Towers.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Sea Lions ===== | ||
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+ | On the Oregon coast, sea lions may be found in a variety of caves and tunnels.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Fur Trade ===== | ||
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+ | The Beaver State is Oregon' | ||
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+ | ===== Big Foot Trap ===== | ||
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+ | In Oregon' | ||
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+ | ===== Matt Groening ===== | ||
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+ | Matt Groening, an Oregon native, named the hometown of his renowned cartoon family, the Simpsons, after Springfield, | ||
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+ | ===== Softwood Lumber ===== | ||
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+ | Oregon is the major supplier of softwood lumber in the United States.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Powell' | ||
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+ | Powell' | ||
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+ | ===== Thunderegg ===== | ||
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+ | Nobody knows exactly how Oregon' | ||
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+ | ===== Different Design On Each Side Of The Flag ===== | ||
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+ | Oregon' | ||
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+ | ===== Ghost Towns ===== | ||
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+ | Oregon has the most ghost towns of any state in the United States.[([[https:// |