Oregon

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Oregon
The 33rd state
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Oregon
12/4/01
By Evan Bicher
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Tourism
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Mount Hood

• What is Mount Hood? Mount Hood is the tallest
  peak in all of Oregon. It is a volcano that is
  used for snow sports.
• Where is Mount Hood? It is 60 miles from
  Portland surrounded by a vast forest.

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Portland

• In Oregon there are many cities. The biggest
  one is a city called Portland. The people of
  Portland named it The city of roses.

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Crater Lake

• Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United
  States. It was formed more than 6,500 years ago
  in the top of a volcano. The lake is known for
  its amazingly crystal-blue waters. Crater Lake
  National Park is open year round.

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Silver Falls State Park
Silver Falls State Park is the largest state
park. It has hiking trails that go past ten
different waterfalls, many of which you can walk
behind.
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Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

• Hells Canyon is a terrific place for hikers,
  campers, rafters and boaters. The deepest river
  gorge in North America has some of the most
  spectacular scenery in the west. There are
  endless opportunities for fun outdoors.

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Facts in Brief
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Facts

• Population 3,421,399
• State Capital Salem
• State Bird Western Meadowlark
• State Flower Oregon Grape
• State Song Oregon My Oregon
• State Tree Douglas fir
• State Fish Chinook Salmon
• Largest City Portland
• State Flag

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• The first people to go to Oregon in a wagon were
  Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. They made the trip
  in 1836. But the a lot of people did not start
  until 1843, when about a thousand pioneers made
  the journey west.

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The Great Migration

• The 1843 wagon train, dubbed "the great
  migration" kicked off the move west on the Oregon
  Trail. Over the next 25 years more than a half
  million people went west on the Trail. Some went
  all the way to Oregon's Willamette Valley in
  search of farmland.

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• http//www.isu.edu/trinmich/Allabout.html
• http//www.traveloregon.com/