Oregon State Symbols
Oregon State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
Oregon has majestic mountains and more than 360 miles of public coastline. Students in Oregon can experience the Columbia River gorge, world renown for windsurfing; Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the US that is located inside the remains of a dormant volcano; and Sea Lion Caves, the world's largest sea cave.
Spanish sailors in search of a northwest passage were the first Europeans to see what is known today as Oregon. Settlers traveling in wagon trains over the Oregon Trail in the 1840s followed the missionaries who had come in the 1830s. Oregon was admitted as the 33rd state in 1859. Oregon is a state of great natural beauty with places such as Crater Lake National Park and the Columbia River Gorge. Its mountains, covered in forests, make Oregon the leading state in the production of wood products. The state animal is the beaver (Castor canadensis), and the capital is Salem. The origin of the state's name is unknown, but one theory holds that it may have come from the Wisconsin River, shown in a 1715 French map as "Ouaricon-sint."
Oregon State Symbols contains descriptions and pictures of the state symbols, emblems, and mascots of the state, which can be quickly accessed. This resource guide represents many of Oregon state facts such as Oregon state symbols, the state flower, the state gemstone, the state insect, the state tree, the state bird, the state animal, the state flag that flies over Oregon, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems, and mascots.
Oregon State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots |
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Symbols |
Symbol Name - (Species) |
| Animal | Beaver (Castor canadensis) |
| Beverage | Milk |
| Bird | Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
| Chainsaw carving capital | Reedsport Hcr 4 (2011) |
| Colors | Navy Blue and Gold |
| Crustacean | Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) Hjr 37 (2009) |
| Dance | Square Dance |
| Father of Oregon | Dr. John McLoughlin |
| Fish | Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) |
| Flag | State Flag |
| Flower | Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium) |
| Fossil | Metasequoia |
| Fruit | Pear (Pyrus communis) |
| Gemstone | Sunstone |
| Historian Laureate | Thomas Vaughan |
| Honor And Remember Flag | National Honor And Remember Flag For Fallen Members Of Armed Forces Scr 15 (2011) |
| Hostess | Miss Oregon |
| Insect | Oregon Swallowtail (Papilio oregonius) |
| Microbe | Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| Mother of Oregon | Tabitha Moffatt Brown |
| Motto | "She Flies With Her Own Wings" |
| Mushroom | Pacific Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus) formerly C. cibarius |
| Nicknames | "Beaver State" |
| Nut | Hazelnut (Corylus avellana) |
| Outdoor pageant and wild west show | Happy Canyon Indian Pageant and Wild West Show Scr 2 (2011) |
| Poet Laureate | Peter Sears April 25, 2014 Paulann Petersen 2010-2014 Lawson Fusao Inada 2006-2010 William Stafford 1975-1990 Ethel Romig Fuller 1957-1965 Ben Hur Lampman 1951-1954 Edwin Markham 1923-1931 Position of Oregon Poet established by Oregon Legislature in 1989 (Laws, 1989, Chap. 122, Sec. 1,2,3; Statutes, 1994 Supplement, Sec. 357.925) |
| Quarter | Oregon State Quarter |
| Rock | Thunderegg (nodule or geode) |
| Seal | Great Seal |
| Shell | Oregon Hairy Triton (Fusitriton oregonensis) |
| Soil | Jory soil |
| Song | "Oregon, My Oregon" |
| Statehood Pageant | Champoeg Historical Pageant |
| Team | 1990-1991 Portland TrailBlazers |
| Tree | Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) |
