Oregon

__**Oregon**__
Oregon's nickname is **The Beaver State.** It's land forms are rain forests, mountains, deserts, valleys, rivers, canyons, waterfalls, plains, and plateaus. The usual climate is 60 degrees as the high and 45 degrees as the low. Oregon has up to 50 to 130 inches of rain a year! It is 98,386 square miles. The population is 3,825,657. The types of area are urban, suburban, and rural. The natural resources are metal works, machinery, aluminum, and chemicals. Some of the major industries are food processing and high technology industries. The crops they have are hazelnut, peppermint, grass, seed, wheat, and a variety of berries. The state governor is Ted Kulongoski. The capital is Salem. The US senators are Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. The number of US representatives in Oregon are 5. The democrats are 4 and the republicans are 1. The state senators are 30 and the state representatives are 60. The total number of counties in the state are 36. The Chinook were the people that lived there first. The European explorers came in 1843. Oregon became a state in 1859 (It was the 33rd state). The wars that took place in Oregon were World War 2 and Nez Percé War in 1877. Oregon today is getting prepared for a possible tsunami. The native americans mostly fished for salmon. They lived in long wooden houses. The state beverage is milk, the colors are gold and navy blue, the gemstone is the sunstone, the nut is the hazelnut, The song is "Oregon My Oregon," the state bird is the Western Meadowlark, the tree is the Douglas fir, the flower is the Oregon Grape, and the state animal is the American Beaver. The sports teams are The Portland Trail blazer (NBA) and the Portland Timbers (MLS). The Shakespeare festival took place in Ashland Oregon.

__**Fun Facts**__
 * Oregon has the most ghost towns then any other state
 * At 1,943 feet deep Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States
 * Mel Blank is the voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
 * White Water rafting is very fun to do in the summer you can do it down the Rouge River