Oregon

Capital	Salem
Population	3,421,399 Source: U.S. Census Bureau GCT-PH1-R. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density (geographies ranked by total population): 2000 Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Governor	Ted Kulongoski (D, to January 2011)
Entered the Union	February 14, 1859 as the 33rd state
Motto	Alis volat Propriis ( She flies with her own wings)
Nickname	Beaver state
Flower	Oregon grape
Bird	Western meadowlark
Song	Oregon, My Oregon
Sports Teams (sport listing policy)	Portland Trail Blazers (Men's Basketball)
Origin of Name	Unknown. However, it is generally accepted that the name, first used by Jonathan Carver in 1778, was taken from the writings of Maj. Robert Rogers, an English army officer
Major Industries	Lumber & Wood Products, Paper & Paper Products, Transportation Equipment, Greenhouse Products, Wheat, Cattle
Historical Sites	The Oregon Trail
Points of Interest	Crater Lake National Park, Mount Hood, and Bonneville Dam on the Columbia
Bordering States	Oregon borders Washington, Idaho, Nevada, California, and the Pacific Ocean.
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Follow these links to read articles about Oregon from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:

• Encarta Concise Encyclopedia
• Columbia Encyclopedia
• Information Please Almanac

• Oregon.gov
  http://www.oregon.gov/
  This is the official website for the State of Oregon.
• Oregon State Library
  http://www.osl.state.or.us/home/
  Here is the homepage for the Oregon State Library.
• Oregon Historical Society
  http://www.ohs.org/
  Here is the homepage for the Oregon State Historical Society.
• Oregon History Center
  http://www.ohs.org/exhibits/index.cfm
  Here is the homepage for the Oregon State Historical Society Museum.
• University of Oregon Museum of Natural History
  http://natural-history.uoregon.edu/Pages/home.html
  Here is the homepage for the Oregon Museum of Natural History.
• Oregon State Archives
  http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/
  Here is the homepage for the Oregon State Archives.
• Oregon Parks & Recreation Department
  http://www.prd.state.or.us/
  Here is the homepage for Oregon State Parks.
• Travel Oregon
  http://www.traveloregon.com/
  Here is the official state travel and tourism website for Oregon.
• Kid's Page for Elementary School Oregonians
  http://www.leg.state.or.us/kids/homepage.htm
  Here is an Oregon state site just for kids, offered by Oregon Legislative Information Systems.

• 50states.com: Oregon
  http://www.50states.com/oregon.htm
  The site provides a wealth of information about Oregon. It includes everything from the highest point to county profile to climate.
• Things To Do in Oregon
  http://www.thingstodo.com/states/OR/index.htm
  ThingsToDo.com is an online guide to information about Oregon's entertainment, recreation, and travel, and includes the state's interesting facts, famous people, and special events.
• Roadside America: Oregon Attractions
  http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/or.html
  Roadside America describes itself as an online guide to offbeat attractions. This site offers reviews of "weird sites along the highway" in Oregon.
• End of the Oregon Trail Home Page
  http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/histhome.html
  This site covers the famous Oregon Trail, offering biographies, frequently asked questions, and other notes of history and facts about the famous road to Oregon.
• Links to The Oregon Trail
  http://www.over-land.com/trore.html
  This online directory offers links to dozens of Oregon Trail websites.
• FedStats: MapStat: United States: Oregon
  http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/41000.html
  Fast access to statistics from more than 100 federal agencies on "economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more" in Oregon.

• In agriculture, the state leads in growing peppermint, cover seed crops, blackberries, boysenberries, loganberries, black raspberries, and hazelnuts.
• Oregon has the only nickel smelter in the United States.
• Two mammals are unique to Oregon - the Camas pocket gopher and the Ashland shrew.
• Columbia River, which forms 3/4ths of the northern boundary of the state, was first explored by an American, Robert Gray, in 1792.

• Doc Severinsen (1927- ), band leader and jazz trumpet player. He was the band leader for the Tonight Show when Johnny Carson hosted it.
• Abigail Scott Duniway (1834-1915), journalist and woman-suffrage leader. (v. 21)
• Matt Groening (1954- ), cartoonist. He is the creator of the animated show, The Simpsons.
• Ursula LeGuin (1929- ), author. She has written science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories, including The Wizard of Earthsea trilogy and The Left Hand of Darkness.
• Lindsay Wagner, actress. She starred in the TV series, The Bionic Woman.