Flag:
The flag of Oregon
is the only state flag with different pictures on each side. On the
reverse appears a beaver the state animal. Both sides have a field of
navy blue with design in gold. The front picture includes a heart shaped
shield with an eagle on top, surrounded by thirty-three stars. (The
number of states in 1859.) The scene on the shield shows the sun setting
over the Pacific Ocean, mountains, forests and a covered wagon. A plow,
wheat and pickax represent farming and mining. Of the two ships: The
one leaving is a British ship and the one arriving is a United States
ship representing trade. The eagle represents the United States. On a
banner are the words "The Union" representing support for the United
States. Finally the flag is emblazoned with the words "State of Oregon"
above the picture and the date of statehood "1859" below.
Oregon Facts and Trivia
- Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state.
- The Columbia River gorge is considered by many to be the best place in the world for windsurfing.
- Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and is formed in the remains of an ancient volcano.
- Oregon and New Jersey are the only states without self-serve gas stations.
- Eugene was the first city to have one-way streets.
- Pilot Butte, a cinder cone volcano, exists within the city limits of Bend.
- At 8,000 feet deep Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in North America.
- The hazelnut is Oregon's official state nut. Oregon is
the only state that has an official state nut. The hazelnut is also
known as the filbert.
- In 1876 the University of Oregon opened in Eugene. Deady Hall was the first building on campus and still exists.
- In 1880 a sea cave was discovered near what is now known
as Florence. Sea Lion Caves is known to be the largest sea cave in the
world.
- The nation's most photographed lighthouse is the Heceta Head Lighthouse located in Lane County.
- Oregon's second highest waterfall is Salt Creek Falls in the Cascade Mountain range. It drops 286 feet.
- There are nine lighthouses standing along the coastline. Five
are still being used; the others are designated historic monuments.
- Portland is an example of outstanding urban planning. The city is known as The City of Roses.
- High above the city of Portland the International Rose
Test Garden features more than 500 varieties of roses cultivated
continuously since 1917.
- At 11,239 feet Mount Hood stands as the tallest peak in Oregon. Mount Hood is a dormant volcano.
- Silver Falls State Park is the Oregon's largest state
park. It features 10 waterfalls and contains a wide variety of forested
hiking trails.
- Discovered in 1874 the caves located in Oregon Caves National Monument are carved within solid marble.
- The world's largest rosary collection is exhibited at
The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center. A local resident collected the
exhibit.
- The Carousel Museum contains the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of carousel horses.
- Fort Clatsop National Memorial contains a replica of Lewis and Clark's 1805-1806 winter outpost.
- The small village of Bickelton is filled with bluebird houses seen on the posts of every house.
- The Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area is a spectacular river canyon cutting the only sea-level route through the Cascade Mountain Range.
- Tillamook is home to Oregon's largest cheese factory.
- Florence is known as Oregon's rhododendron capital.
- In 1905 the largest long cabin in the world was built in Portland to honor the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- The Oregon Trail is the longest of the overland routes used in the westward expansion of the United States.
- Haystack Rock off Cannon Beach is 235 feet high and is the third largest coastal monolith in the world.
- The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, built in 1880, is
currently used as the site of the final resting place of up to 467,000
cremated individuals.
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