Spanish and English sailors are believed to have sighted the Oregon coast in the 1500s
and 1600s. Capt. James Cook, seeking the Northwest Passage, charted some of the
coastline in 1778. In 1792, Capt. Robert Gray, in the Columbia, discovered the
river named after his ship and claimed the area for the U.S.
In 1805 the Lewis and Clark expedition
explored the area. John Jacob Astor's fur depot, Astoria, was founded in
1811. Disputes for control of Oregon between American settlers and the
Hudson Bay Company were finally resolved in the 1846 Oregon Treaty, in which
Great Britain gave up claims to the region.
Capital City: Salem
Oregon: State of Oregon Official Web Site
Admission to Statehood:
Click for Date & List
Airports: Airports Map •
Airport Links
Amtrak:
Northwest
Area: 98386 sq.mi, 9th Land 96003 sq. mi., 10th Water 2383
sq.mi., 19th Coastline 296 mi., 8th Shoreline 1,410 mi., 16th
Area Codes:
Oregon
Biographies:
Famous People from Oregon
Bird:
Western Meadowlark
Border States: Regional List •
California • Idaho
• Nevada •
Washington
Cam World:
Live
Web Cams
Cities & Towns:
Oregon
Climate: Oregon
Community Pages: Oregon Cities, Towns,
Communities List
Constitution:
33rd State
County Profile:
County Map
36 Counties
Department of: Education |
Licensure |
Oregon University System
Provides you with information on its seven diverse and quality-focused
institutions.| University of
Oregon
Driving: DMV
Economy: Agriculture: Cattle, vegetables, nursery stock, fruits
and nuts, dairy products, wheat.• Industry: Lumber and wood
products, tourism, food processing, paper products, machinery, scientific
instruments.
Flag:
Oregon (OR)
Flower: Oregon
Grape Mahonia aquifolium aka: Berberis aquifolium
Cyndi's List •
Historical
Societies
Geographic Center: Crook, 25 miles southsoutheast of Prineville
Geology Maps:
Oregon
Ghost Towns:
Ghost Towns
Governor: Office of
Governor
Heritage: The Oregon
Cultural Heritage Commission Discovers, celebrates and commemorates
contributions to Oregon's diverse literary and cultural legacy.
Highest Point: Mount
Hood; 11,239 feet, 13th
Highways:
Oregon
Highways
History: History Timeline • Historical
Hotels, Motels & Inns:
Kids Corner:
Oregon State Kids
Site
Library: Oregon
License Plates:
Oregon
Lighthouses: Cape
Arago •
Cape Blanco •
Cape Meares
• Columbia
Lightship •
Coquille
River •
Heceta Head •
Tillamook
Rock •
Umpqua River •
Yaquina Bay
• Yaquina
Head
Lottery: Oregon Lottery
Lowest Point: Pacific coast; sea level, 3rd
Maps:
Motto: Alis Volat Propiis
She Flies With Her Own Wings Museums:
The Virtual Library
Name: Origin and meaning of name
unknown, may have been derived from that of the Wisconsin River shown on a
1715 French map as "Ouaricon-sint." National Forest:
Oregon
Population:
Quick facts
3,421,399; 28th, 12/00
Real Estate: Every Oregon City,
Town & Community
Representatives: Oregon House:
Members •
Oregon Senate:
Members
• US House:
110th Congress
• US Senate:
110th Congress
School Directory:
Oregon
Soil:
Oregon - Jory
Song: Oregon
•
Sports: Oregon Teams
State Parks: Oregon
Symbols:
Facts
Tourism:
www.traveloregon.com
Travel:
Oregon Travel
Tree: Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Veteran Affairs: Oregon VA
Visitor Guides:
Oregon The
Official Oregon Tourism Web Site.
White Pages:
AnyWho.com - Over 90 million people listings, businesses, emails, & reverse
telephone listings.
Yellow Pages::
Yellow Pages.com
Weather:
Salem, McNary Field
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