Oregon
Date of Statehood:  February 14, 1859 (33rd state)
Motto:  The Union
Capital:  Salem
Population:  3,559,596
Nickname:  Beaver State
Song:  Oregon, My Oregon
Flag:  The Oregon Flag was adopted in 1859
Flower:  Oregon Grape
Tree:  Douglas Fir
Bird:  Western Meadowlark
Famous People:  Raymond Carver, Jane Powell
Chief Products:  Lumber
Fun Facts:  In the 1840s and 1850s covered wagons carried thousands of pioneers to West Oregon.

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