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NICK NAME | Beaver State, Pacific Wonderland, Shinning Sea | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Salem | |
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LARGEST CITY | Portland | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Eugene | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Harney | |
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AREA | 98,386 sq. miles; 96,003 sq. miles land, 2,383 sq. miles water. (9th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 11,239 ft., Mount Hood (Clackamas County) | |
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LOWEST POINT | sea level along the Pacific Coast | |
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ABBREVIATION | OR (postal); Oreg. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 503, 541, 971 | |
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TIME ZONE | Pacific | |
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PART OF REGION | Pacific Coast | |
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ADMISSION DATE | February 14, 1859 (33rd State) | |
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LOCATION | In the the northwestern United States, bordering California, Washington, Idaho and Nevada. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | From a former name of the Columbia RIver; its first use with the present spelling recorded by Jonathan Carver in Travels through the Interior Parts of North America (1788). The exact origin of the name is in dispute. | |
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STATE ANIMAL | Beaver (Castor canadensis) | |
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STATE BIRD | Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | |
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STATE COLOR | Navy blue and Gold | |
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STATE DANCE | Square Dance | |
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STATE FISH | Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium) | |
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STATE INSECT | Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio Oregonius) | |
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STATE NUT | Hazelnut (Corylus Avellana) | |
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STATE SONG | "Oregon, My Oregon" | |
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STATE STONE | Oregon sunstone | |
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STATE TREE | Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) | |
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STATE MOTTO | The Union |
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