Oregon State Symbols List

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The state of Oregon has 27 official symbols, they are defined by acts of the Legislative Assembly of Oregon . Most characters are listed in Section 19 of Chapter 186 of the Oregon Charter (2011 edition) ^[1] .

Content

Character List

General

Type of	Symbol	Description	Year of adoption	Link
Flag	Oregon flag	The flag is made in dark blue and gold colors. On the front side there is a shield of the coat of arms with the seal of the state, above it is the signature "Oregon State", under it is 1859 - the year Oregon assumed state status. On the back is a Canadian beaver , which is one of the symbols of the state ^[2] .	1925	^[one] ^[3]
Print	Seal of Oregon	The seal contains the state emblem, adopted in 1857 at the Oregon Constitutional Convention ^[4] .	1859	^[one] ^[five]
Motto	Alis volat propriis	Translated from Latin "She flies on her own wings"	1987 1854–1957	^[6]

Flora and Fauna

Type of	Symbol	Description	Year of adoption	Link
Mammal	Canadian beaver ( Castor canadensis )	Inhabiting most major water bodies in the state, the beaver is the second largest rodent . After the arrival of the first settlers, the number fell sharply due to valuable wool, after taking measures to protect and protect the animal, the population recovered. The state university sports team is named after the beaver ^[7] ^[8] .	1969	^[9]
Bird	Western Meadow Corpse ( Sturnella neglecta )	It lives throughout the western part of North America. The bird has “distinctive and beautiful singing” ^[10] .	1927	^[eleven]
Crustacean	Metacarcinus magister ( Dungeness crab )	Crustacean fisheries are an important source of state revenue.	2009	^[12]
A fish	Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha )	The fish was eaten by the first settlers. The largest of the Pacific salmon, both industrial fishing and sports fishing by local residents are carried out. The number fell sharply due to the construction of dams and uncontrolled fishing.	1961	^[13]
Flower	Mugonia holly ( Mahonia aquifolium )	Evergreen shrub, contains small black-purple fruits. They are used as part of a salad or in the preparation of jelly ^[14] .	1899	^[15]
Fruit	Pear ( Pyrus )	About 800 million units are grown annually in the state.	2005	^[sixteen]
Butterfly	Oregon swallowtail ( Papilio oregonius )	The butterfly lives in the northwestern part of the state, primarily near the Columbia River and its tributaries.	1979	^[17]
Mushrooms	Pacific golden fox ( Cantharellus formosus )	Known for its golden hue, hat shape and delicate woody aroma. Found in the coniferous forests of Oregon.	1999	^[18]
Fetus	Hazelnut	Oregon's climate is ideal for industrial hazelnut cultivation.	1989	^[nineteen]
Fungus	Brewer's yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae )	Widely used in winemaking, brewing and baking.	2013	^[20] ^[21]
Tree	Menzies Pseudotug ( Pseudotsuga menziesii )	Evergreen coniferous tree reaching a height of 100 meters. Wood is especially appreciated.	1939	^[five]

Geology

Type of	Symbol	Description	Year of adoption	Link
Fossil	Metasequoia	The heyday of this type of tree occurred in the Miocene era. It was considered a completely extinct species, until more than half a century ago, surviving specimens were not found in China. Seeds were brought to the United States and sown.	2005	^[22] ^[23]
Gemstone	Oregon Sun Stone	Plagioclase included in the group of feldspars . It is obtained in the southeastern part of Oregon.	1987	^[22]
Breed	Thunderegg	Rock of volcanic origin, mined in five districts of the state ^[24] ^[25] .	1965	^[one]
Sink	Oregon Hair Triton ( Fusitriton oregonensis )	Discovered in 1846 by conchologist John Howard Redfield ^[26] .	1991	^[one] ^[five]
The soil	Jory soil	It lies in the Willamette Valley	2011	^[27] ^[28]

Culture

Type of	Symbol	Description	Year of adoption	Link
Drink	Milk	Dairy production makes a significant contribution to Oregon's economy. Tillamook County is known for its dairy farms. Water also appeared among the candidates, but the choice of legislators fell on milk ^[3] .	1997	^[29]
Dance	Square dance	Folk dance in which four pairs of dancers participate. The initial arrangement of the dancers forms two squares ^[3] .	1977	^[2]
"Father"	John McLaughlin	One of the "Oregon pioneers" who assisted the settlers in the development of the state.	1957	^[thirty] ^[31]
"Mother"	Tabitha Brown	Oregon Pioneer, one of the initiators of the opening of the University of the Pacific at Forest Grove, Washington ^[32] .	1987	^[thirty]
Rank	Miss Oregon	The annual competition established in 1947. Passes in Seaside, Clatsop County ^[33] . The winner represents the state at the Miss America contest.	1969	^[34]
Song	Oregon, my Oregon	The song was written in 1920 by John Andrew Buchanan to the music of Henry Bernard Murtha ^[35] .	1927	^[36]
Triumph	Champoeg Historical Pageant	Oregon Park Service Festivities Every Summer	1987	^[one]
Sport Team	Portland trail blazers	The basketball team that set a record for the number of matches won per season.	1991	^[37]

Notes

↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ Chapter 186 - State Emblems; State Boundary (Neopr.) . Oregon Revised Statutes (2011). Date of treatment May 30, 2013. Archived March 11, 2007.
↑ ¹ ² Oregon Almanac: Dance to Hot Springs (neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of treatment October 28, 2009.
↑ ¹ ² ³ Is there no end to this? , The Register-Guard , Guard Publishing (April 7, 1997). Date of treatment November 1, 2009.
↑ Corning, Howard. Dictionary of Oregon History. - Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1989 .-- P. 233.
↑ ¹ ² ³ State Symbols: Mushroom to Tree (unopened) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of appeal October 25, 2009.
↑ Oregon State Motto Timeline (neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature. Date of treatment November 23, 2006. Archived August 10, 2007.
↑ Oregon Facts for School Reports - More Symbols (Neopr.) . State of Oregon. Date of treatment October 27, 2009. Archived May 27, 2010.
↑ Oregon State University Official Athletic Site (neopr.) . CBS Interactive. Date of treatment October 27, 2009.
↑ Learning Resources - State Symbols: Animal (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State . Date of treatment October 27, 2009.
↑ Oregon Facts and Symbols (Neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature. Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived June 17, 2008.
↑ Learning Resources - State Symbols: Bird (neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of treatment October 27, 2009.
↑ House Joint Resolution 37, 2009 (Enrolled) (neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature (2009). Date of treatment October 23, 2009. Archived June 11, 2011.
↑ Learning Resources - State Symbols: Fish (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of treatment October 27, 2009.
↑ Plants of Coastal British Columbia: Including Washington, Oregon & Alaska, rev. ed. - Vancouver: Lone Pine Publishing, 1994 .-- P. 95. - ISBN 978-1-55105-532-9 .
↑ Learning Resources - State Symbols: Flower (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of appeal October 25, 2009.
↑ Oregon's Pear Industry (Neopr.) . State of Oregon. Date of treatment October 25, 2009. Archived December 6, 2007.
↑ Oregon Facts for School Reports - More Symbols (Neopr.) . State of Oregon. Date of treatment October 31, 2008. Archived May 27, 2010.
↑ Springhetti, Jim . Chanterelles pop up, the perfect quarry, Advance Publications (October 18, 2008).
↑ Oregon's Hazelnut Industry (Neopr.) . State of Oregon. Date of treatment October 25, 2009. Archived February 21, 2008.
↑ Gaston, Christian . Oregon is first in nation with official state microbe: brewer's yeast (May 23, 2013).
↑ House Concurrent Resolution 12, 2013 (neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature (2013). Date of contact May 30, 2013. (unavailable link)
↑ ¹ ² State Symbols: Flag to Motto (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of treatment October 28, 2009.
↑ Designates Metasequoia as official state fossil (neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature (2005). Date of treatment October 31, 2009. Archived June 11, 2011.
↑ Oregon Almanac (neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of appeal September 19, 2007.
↑ Christie, Tim . Rock hounds check out goods at 18th annual Gem Faire, The Register-Guard , Guard Publishing (March 26, 2007).
↑ Bragg, John Hairy Oregon Shell Comes from a Famous Family (Neopr.) ( PDF ). South Slough News . State of Oregon (2009). Date of treatment November 12, 2009. Archived June 16, 2009.
↑ Mapes, Jeff . Jory soil, not just any dirt, is named Oregon's state soil (May 24, 2011).
↑ House Concurrent Resolution 3, 2011 (neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature (2011). Date of treatment May 24, 2011. Archived on August 5, 2012.
↑ State Symbols: Animal to Fish (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of appeal October 31, 2009.
↑ ¹ ² Oregon Legislature Kids Page (unopened) . Oregon State Legislature. Date of treatment December 8, 2006. Archived September 23, 2006.
↑ Learning Resources - People to Know: John McLoughlin (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of treatment October 28, 2009.
↑ Hastings, Terry. Hillsboro: My Home Town. - Hillsboro Elementary School District 7, 1980.
↑ The Oregonian . Miss Oregon Pageant starts today in Seaside . July 8, 2004. Publisher: Advance Publications
↑ The Miss Oregon Scholarship Program: Interesting Facts (Neopr.) . The Miss Oregon Scholarship Program. Date of treatment October 31, 2009. Archived March 6, 2011.
↑ Sheet Music Cover, Oregon, My Oregon (neopr.) . Oregon History Project. Date of treatment June 17, 2016.
↑ Oregon Almanac: State Song (Neopr.) . Oregon State Archives. Date of treatment September 10, 2007.
↑ State lawmakers recognize Trail Blazers' 63–19 mark (neopr.) . The Register-Guard . Guard Publishing (June 19, 1991). Date of appeal October 31, 2009.

[ORS-1] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ Chapter 186 - State Emblems; State Boundary (Neopr.) . Oregon Revised Statutes (2011). Date of treatment May 30, 2013. Archived March 11, 2007.

[DancetoHotSprings-2] ¹ ² Oregon Almanac: Dance to Hot Springs (neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of treatment October 28, 2009.

[Waltz-3] ¹ ² ³ Is there no end to this? , The Register-Guard , Guard Publishing (April 7, 1997). Date of treatment November 1, 2009.

[Oregon-4] Corning, Howard. Dictionary of Oregon History. - Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1989 .-- P. 233.

[MushroomtoTree-5] ¹ ² ³ State Symbols: Mushroom to Tree (unopened) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of appeal October 25, 2009.

[6] Oregon State Motto Timeline (neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature. Date of treatment November 23, 2006. Archived August 10, 2007.

[Reports-7] Oregon Facts for School Reports - More Symbols (Neopr.) . State of Oregon. Date of treatment October 27, 2009. Archived May 27, 2010.

[8] Oregon State University Official Athletic Site (neopr.) . CBS Interactive. Date of treatment October 27, 2009.

[Beaver-9] Learning Resources - State Symbols: Animal (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State . Date of treatment October 27, 2009.

[10] Oregon Facts and Symbols (Neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature. Date of treatment October 11, 2011. Archived June 17, 2008.

[Bird-11] Learning Resources - State Symbols: Bird (neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of treatment October 27, 2009.

[12] House Joint Resolution 37, 2009 (Enrolled) (neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature (2009). Date of treatment October 23, 2009. Archived June 11, 2011.

[Salmon-13] Learning Resources - State Symbols: Fish (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of treatment October 27, 2009.

[14] Plants of Coastal British Columbia: Including Washington, Oregon & Alaska, rev. ed. - Vancouver: Lone Pine Publishing, 1994 .-- P. 95. - ISBN 978-1-55105-532-9 .

[15] Learning Resources - State Symbols: Flower (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of appeal October 25, 2009.

[Pear-16] Oregon's Pear Industry (Neopr.) . State of Oregon. Date of treatment October 25, 2009. Archived December 6, 2007.

[17] Oregon Facts for School Reports - More Symbols (Neopr.) . State of Oregon. Date of treatment October 31, 2008. Archived May 27, 2010.

[Chanterelle-18] Springhetti, Jim . Chanterelles pop up, the perfect quarry, Advance Publications (October 18, 2008).

[Hazelnut-19] Oregon's Hazelnut Industry (Neopr.) . State of Oregon. Date of treatment October 25, 2009. Archived February 21, 2008.

[yeast-20] Gaston, Christian . Oregon is first in nation with official state microbe: brewer's yeast (May 23, 2013).

[21] House Concurrent Resolution 12, 2013 (neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature (2013). Date of contact May 30, 2013. (unavailable link)

[FlagtoMotto-22] ¹ ² State Symbols: Flag to Motto (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of treatment October 28, 2009.

[23] Designates Metasequoia as official state fossil (neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature (2005). Date of treatment October 31, 2009. Archived June 11, 2011.

[OBB-24] Oregon Almanac (neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of appeal September 19, 2007.

[25] Christie, Tim . Rock hounds check out goods at 18th annual Gem Faire, The Register-Guard , Guard Publishing (March 26, 2007).

[eNature-26] Bragg, John Hairy Oregon Shell Comes from a Famous Family (Neopr.) ( PDF ). South Slough News . State of Oregon (2009). Date of treatment November 12, 2009. Archived June 16, 2009.

[jory-27] Mapes, Jeff . Jory soil, not just any dirt, is named Oregon's state soil (May 24, 2011).

[28] House Concurrent Resolution 3, 2011 (neopr.) . Oregon State Legislature (2011). Date of treatment May 24, 2011. Archived on August 5, 2012.

[Milk-29] State Symbols: Animal to Fish (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of appeal October 31, 2009.

[OL_Kids-30] ¹ ² Oregon Legislature Kids Page (unopened) . Oregon State Legislature. Date of treatment December 8, 2006. Archived September 23, 2006.

[McLoughlin-31] Learning Resources - People to Know: John McLoughlin (Neopr.) . Oregon Blue Book . Oregon Secretary of State. Date of treatment October 28, 2009.

[Hill-32] Hastings, Terry. Hillsboro: My Home Town. - Hillsboro Elementary School District 7, 1980.

[MissOregon-33] The Oregonian . Miss Oregon Pageant starts today in Seaside . July 8, 2004. Publisher: Advance Publications

[Hostess-34] The Miss Oregon Scholarship Program: Interesting Facts (Neopr.) . The Miss Oregon Scholarship Program. Date of treatment October 31, 2009. Archived March 6, 2011.

[OHP-35] Sheet Music Cover, Oregon, My Oregon (neopr.) . Oregon History Project. Date of treatment June 17, 2016.

[Bluebook-36] Oregon Almanac: State Song (Neopr.) . Oregon State Archives. Date of treatment September 10, 2007.

[TrailBlazers-37] State lawmakers recognize Trail Blazers' 63–19 mark (neopr.) . The Register-Guard . Guard Publishing (June 19, 1991). Date of appeal October 31, 2009.