Facts About OR

• Capital: Salem
• Entered Union:
  Feb. 14, 1859 (rank: 33)
• Motto: Alis volat Propriis (She flies with her own wings) (1987)
• Flower: Oregon grape
• Bird: western meadowlark
• Song: “Oregon, My Oregon”
• Nickname: Beaver State
• Origin of Name:
  Unknown. However, it is generally accepted that the name, first used by Jonathan Carver in 1778, was taken from the writings of Maj. Robert Rogers, an English army officer.

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