Oregon

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Oregon
The Beaver State
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Bird- THE WEASTERN MEADOWLARK
The Magestic Grove
Picture used from Clip Art
Tree- THE DOUGLAS FIR
http//www.50states.com/bird/westmdlk.htm
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The Beavers Behind It All
The Oregon Flag has the state seal on the front.
The seal is surrounded by thirty three stars,
representing that Oregon was admitted to the
Union as the 33rd state. On the back of the flag
is a Golden Beaver, because the beaver is the
state animal.
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Preserving Nature
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The State Flower - The Oregon Grape

• Oregon established a bill early on in its
  statehood to limit pollution in the state

http//www.netstate.com/states/symb/or_symb.htm
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http//www.nps.gov/whmi/index.htm
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was a trail that pioneers
followed on their journey west, starting in
Independence, Missouri to settle the Wild West
and also to prospect for gold in the California
Gold Rush that started in 1849.
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http//www.crater.lake.national-park.com/info.htm
Miles of Mountains

• Mt. Hood is Oregons tallest point at 11,235
  feet. This mountain is a volcanic part of the
  Cascade mountain range. When another volcano in
  the Cascades erupted about 8,000 years ago, a
  crater formed. This crater was filled with rain
  water to a depth of 2,000 feet. Crater Lake is
  now a five-mile-wide National Park.

http//vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/CraterLake/Loc
ale/framework.html
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The Mother Of Oregon
When she was 66 years old, Tabitha Brown started
her journey west on the Oregon Trail in 1846. In
Idaho, her Wagon Train decided to try a shortcut
to the Willamette Valley. Instead, the shortcut
led them to the Nevada Desert. Many of the
travelers died but Tabitha made it to the
Willamette Valley. All she had left was one
small coin. With that coin, Tabitha Brown bought
needles and started a glove making business.
After a while she made enough money to help build
one of the 1st schools in the west. Today, the
school is known as the Pacific University, and in
1987 Tabitha Brown was named Mother of Oregon.
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Lovejoy vs. Pettygrove

• In the 1850s, Francis Pettygrove and Asa Lovejoy
  founded a new city at the meeting place of the
  Columbia and the Willamette Rivers. To decide on
  the name of the settlement, Lovejoy and
  Pettygrove flipped a coin. Pettygrove, from
  Maine, won, and named the city Portland after
  Portland, Maine.

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• When settlers came west on the Oregon Trail, they
  noticed that one tree could yield enough wood for
  a house and a barn!

Industry
During World War II, many fighter planes were
made from Oregon wood
Oregon is also home to the headquarters of many
companies, such as Intel and Nike, among others.

• Oregons top industry is wood and wood
  by-products. Oregon is to thank for about 40 of
  the nations Christmas trees

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Marionberries
Marionberries are a hybrid berry that grow only
in Oregon. The Marionberry is a breed of berries
between a raspberry and a blackberry.
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Oregon, My Oregonwords by J. A.
Buchanan and music by Henry B. MurtaghLand of
the Empire Builders, Land of the Golden West
Conquered and held by free men,Fairest and the
best. Onward and upward ever, Forward and on, and
on Hail to thee, Land of Heroes, My Oregon.
Land of the rose and sunshine, Land of the
summer's breeze Laden with health and vigor,
Fresh from the Western seas. Blest by the blood
of martyrs, Land of the setting sun Hail to
thee, Land of Promise, My Oregon.
Oregon was admitted to the union on March 15,
1859 as the 33rd state!
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Credits

• Elsa D.
• Becca A.
• Ms. Chidakel
• The Dell computer
• And OREGON