State of Oregon Information
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Oregon State Seal
The state seal consists of a shield,
surrounded by 33 stars and divided by a ribbon, with the inscription "The
Union". Above the ordinary are the mountains and forests of Oregon, an elk with
branching antlers, a covered wagon and ox team, the Pacific Ocean with setting
sun, a departing British man-of-war signifying the departure of British
influence in the region and an arriving American merchant ship signifying the
rise of American power. Below the ordinary is a quartering with a sheaf of
wheat, plow and pickax, which represent Oregon's mining and agricultural
resources. The crest is the American Eagle. Around the perimeter of the seal is
the legend "State of Oregon 1859".
Oregon State Flag
The Oregon state flag,
adopted in 1925, is navy blue with gold lettering and symbols. Blue and gold
are the state colors. On the flag's face the legend "STATE OF OREGON" is
written above a shield which is surrounded by 33 stars. Below the shield, which
is part of the state seal, is written "1859" the year of Oregon's admission to
the union as the 33rd state. The flag's reverse side depicts a beaver. Oregon
has the distinction of being the only state in the union whose flag has a
different pattern on the reverse side.
Oregon Economy
Agriculture:Cattle, vegetables, nursery stock, fruits
and nuts, dairy products, wheat.
Industry: Lumber and wood
products, tourism, food processing, paper products, machinery, scientific
instruments and technology.
Additional Oregon
Links · The Oregon Constitution · Oregon Bluebook
· Oregon Historical
Society · Oregon Tourism
Commission · Famous
Oregonians
~ STATE SONG ~
Oregon, My Oregon
Lyrics by J.A. Buchanan
Music by Henry B. Murtagh
Land 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 the 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.
