Oregon's official state flag
was adopted in 1925. It is the only US state
flag that still has a design on each side. Both
sides of the flag have a deep blue background
and yellow designs. The reverse of the flag
pictures a beaver (Oregon's state animal).
The front of the flag features the words State
of Oregon and the year 1859 (when Oregon became
a state). Between these is a heart-shaped seal
that pictures a landscape with mountains, trees,
elk, a covered wagon, and a British warship
leaving and an American steamship arriving.
The ships symbolize the transfer of the Oregon
Territory from the British to the USA in 1846,
when President James K. Polk signed a treaty
with England giving this territory to the United
States. The covered wagon represents the early
Oregon pioneers who traveled on the Oregon Trail
to settle in Oregon.
Capital: Salem
Nickname: Beaver State
Motto: Alis volat Propriis
(She flies with her own wings) (1987)
Flower: Oregon Grape (1899)
Oregon was the 33rd state in the USA; it was
admitted in 1859.
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