About Oregon...
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, from Washington to the north, in southern California, Nevada in the south-east and Idaho to the east. The Snake River between Columbia and a lot of Oregon's northern and eastern boundaries respectively. The area is inhabited by many indigenous tribes prior to the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers, and the Oregon Territory was created in 1848 and Oregon became the 33rd 14th State February 1859. Salem is the state capital and third-most-populous city, Portland is the most populous. Portland is the 30th largest U.S. city with 575,930 inhabitants, a population 2,175,133 metro, 23 largest U.S. metro areas.
Willamette River valley in western Oregon in the most densely populated and productive agricultural region of the state and there are eight out of ten most populous cities. The state has 199 public school districts, with Portland Public Schools as the largest. There are 17 community colleges and seven publicly financed colleges in the Oregon University System. Oregon State University in Corvallis and the University of Oregon in Eugene are the two flagship state universities, while Portland State University is the largest enrollment.
Oregon has a diverse landscape including Scenic and windswept Pacific coast, volcanoes in the rugged and glaciated Cascade mountains, dense evergreen forests, high desert and through many eastern states. Douglas is the first and towering redwoods along the rainy Western Oregon coast provides dramatic contrast with the lower density and fire prone pine and spruce forests cover the eastern half of the state. In the eastern part of the state also includes the semi-arid scrublands, prairies, deserts and meadows. These drier areas stretching east of Central Oregon. Mount Hood is the highest point in the country at 11,249 feet. Crater lake national park is the only national park in Oregon. Oregon is in the United States' leader in forest fires, in 2007 Oregon had more than 1000 forest fires.
Oregon Facts
Capital : Salem > Find Lodging
Population : 3,641,056
Nick Name : Beaver State
Motto : Alis volat Propriis (She flies with her own wings) (1987)
Official Website : http://www.traveloregon.com/
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Popular Attractions
Emerald City Signs Inc - Eugene, OR
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Historical Society of Columbia County Museum - Saint Helens, OR
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National Parks
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