The Oregon State Flag is the only state flag displaying dif

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State Flag

• The Oregon State Flag is the only state flag
  displaying different images on each side. The
  front shows a heart shaped shield with an eagle
  on top, surrounded by 33 stars, for the 33 states
  in 1859. On the opposite side it shows a beaver,
  the state animal.

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Oregon Grape

• In 1890 the Oregon Horticultural Society
  formed a committee to decide on the state flower.
  Many flowers were considered such as the
  Washington Lilly, Wake-Ribbon and the Oregon
  Grape.
• Two years later the committee decided on
  the Oregon Grape.

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Western Meadow Lark

• The Oregon state bird is the Western Meadow Lark.
  It is also the state bird for Kansas, Montana ,
  Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming.

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Famous People From Oregon

• Herbert Hoover-(31st president 1929-1933)
• He was born on August.10,1874
• A Life in Brief Upon accepting the Republican
  nomination for President in 1928, Herbert Hoover
  predicted that We in America today are nearer to
  the final triumph over poverty than ever before
  in the history of any land. The poorhouse is
  vanishing from among us. Hoover won the
  presidency that year, but his time in office
  belied his optimistic assertion.

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Famous People From Oregon Cont.

• Matt Groening ,the cartoonist who created the TV
  show The Simpsons ,was born in Portland, OR on
  February 15, 1954. Matt has won 10 Emmys for his
  cartoons, and is still creating many cartoons
  today.

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Did You Know?

• Mill Ends Park in Portland, the worlds smallest
  official park, measures two feet across. It was
  created in 1948 for the leprechauns, and a place
  to hold snail races on St. Patricks Day. 

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Crater Lake National Park

• Crater Lake is widely known for its intense blue
  color and spectacular views. During summer,
  visitors may navigate the Rim Drive around the
  lake, enjoy boat tours on the lake surface, stay
  in the historic Crater Lake Lodge, camp at Mazama
  Village, or hike some of the park's various
  trails including Mt. Scott at 8,929 ft.

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Oregon Caves National Monument

• It is an active marble cave created by natural
  forces over hundreds of thousands of years in one
  of the world's most diverse geologic realms.

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