Summer States No. 33 - Oregon

     Hello everybody and welcome back to another installment of Nations Made Fun! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to this magnificent world! Today we'll be taking a look at the thirty-third country of the United States, Oregon! Well, what are we waiting for? Let's dive straight into it!

     Oregon Facts:

• Date of Statehood: February 14, 1859
• Capital: Salem
• Population: 3,831,074 (2010)
• Size: 98,379 square miles
• Motto: She Flies With Her Own Wings
• Tree: Douglas Fir
• Flower: Oregon Grape
• Bird: Western Meadowlark

     Fun Facts: 

• Oregon grows 99% of the country's hazelnuts and is the leading producer of Christmas trees in the United States.
• Eugene, Oregon, was the first city to have one-way streets.
• Oregon's state birthday is on Valentine's Day.

     Oregon on a map:

     

     Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/oregon

     https://www.50states.com/facts/oregon.htm