State Name:
Oregon
Capital:
Salem
Date of Entry:
February 14, 1859
Maps:
Map of USA. Oregon outlined in dark ink. |
A close-up of Oregon & its neighbors. |
Washington, Idaho, Nevada, California
Water Borders:
Pacific Ocean, Columbia River
Total Area:
98,381 square miles
Five Largest Cities:
Portland, Salem, Eugene, Gresham, Hillsboro
Famous Geographical Point:
Crater Lake
State Nickname:
The Beaver State. Back when fur hats were "in," they were often made from beaver pelts, a lot of which came from Oregon. Note: Oregon’s legislature has never approved an official nickname, but this is the state’s widely accepted unofficial one.
Famous Person:
Matt Groening, cartoonist, writer, producer, voice actor (creator of "The Simpsons")
Book Set In/About:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
After faking insanity for a lighter sentence, criminal McMurphy matches wits against the evil Nurse Ratched.
Movie Set In/About:
"The Goonies" (1985), directed by Richard Donner
A group of kids go on a treasure hunt in order to save their neighborhood from a land developer. Definitely not the best movie set/filmed in Oregon, but it includes some very iconic Oregon scenery, which is why I chose it.
Headline of the Day:
"Oregon Has Way Too Much Legal Weed. This Is Where It's Going" in Vice.
Oregon is one of four states I've lived in and it's the one I currently live in! Fun fact: next August (I think) I will have lived longer in Oregon than in any other state.
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite Oregon movie is Stand By Me. When we did our bike ride to Eugene, we learned that Brownsville still has a lot of connection to that movie, since it was filmed in the area.