1. Did you know Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the US? Crater lake is 1,943 feet deep.
2. Oregon was nicknamed the beaver state because early settlers used to trap these animals for there fur
3. Oregon provides the most softwood lumber in the US. sunstone (the official state gem),opal, agate, and jade are also mined here.
4. Did you know steller sea lions live year-round in the sea caves and caverns of Oregon's coast.
5. Oregon became a state on February 14 1859
6. Oregon was the 33rd state
7. Oregon became a state as part of the louisiana purchase
8. Oregon's population is 3,930,065 people rank:27-50
9. The flag of oregon is the only state flag with different pictures on both sides
10. Oregon's coastline is 296 miles the 8th largest in the us