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Sep 27, 2024 · Oregon, constituent state of the U.S. It is bounded to the north by Washington, to the east by Idaho, to the south by Nevada and California, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. Its largest city is Portland and its capital is Salem, both of which are in the northwestern part of the state.
4 days ago · Meriwether Lewis and William Clark reached the mouth of the Columbia in 1805, strengthening the U.S. claim to the region. John Jacob Astor, as the head of the Pacific Fur Company, began European American settlement of the Oregon country with the establishment of a trading post at Astoria in 1811.
4 days ago · Portland, city, seat (1854) of Multnomah county, northwestern Oregon, U.S. The state’s largest city, it lies just south of Vancouver, Washington, on the Willamette River near its confluence with the Columbia River, about 100 miles (160 km) by river from the Pacific Ocean.
Oregon, State, northwestern U.S. Area: 98,379 sq mi (254,800 sq km). Population: (2020) 4,237,256; (2023 est.) 4,233,358. Capital: Salem. Oregon lies on the Pacific Ocean and is bordered by Washington, Idaho, Nevada, and California. The Columbia River forms its northern boundary; the Snake River is its upper eastern boundary.
3 days ago · The United States is a country in North America that is a federal republic of 50 states. Besides the 48 conterminous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the mid-Pacific Ocean.
Sep 24, 2024 · Oregon - Politics, Economy, Society: The state constitution was adopted in 1857. Oregon has been in the vanguard of several innovative movements in U.S. government collectively known as the Oregon System.
Salem, capital of Oregon, U.S., and the seat (1849) of Marion county. It lies along the Willamette River, 43 miles (69 km) southwest of Portland. Methodist missionaries, led by Jason Lee, settled the site in 1840.
Mount Hood, highest peak (11,239 feet [3,425 metres]) in Oregon, U.S., and the fourth highest peak in the Cascade Range, 45 miles (70 km) east-southeast of Portland. It is a dormant volcano that last erupted about 1865, with minor steam and ash (tephra) emissions in 1903; debris flows, glacial flooding, and earthquakes regularly occur there.
Aug 20, 2024 · The Oregon Trail was an overland trail between Independence, Missouri, and Oregon City, near present-day Portland, Oregon, in the Willamette River valley. It was one of the two main emigrant routes to the American West in the 19th century, the other being the southerly Santa Fe Trail.
This is a list of the cities that are state capitals in the United States, ordered alphabetically by state. The list also provides the most recent U.S. census population for each city as well as an estimated population. (This list does not include the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C.)
