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edit   The Oregon Portal Map of Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west, Washington on the north, Idaho on the east, and California and Nevada on the south. The Columbia and Snake Rivers form, respectively, much of its northern and eastern borders. Between two north-south mountain ranges in western Oregon—the Oregon Coast Range and the Cascade Mountain Range—lies the Willamette Valley, the most densely populated and agriculturally productive region of the state. Oregon has one of the most diverse landscapes of any state in the U.S. It is well known for its tall, dense forests; its accessible and scenic Pacific coastline; and its rugged, glaciated Cascade volcanoes. Other areas include semiarid scrublands, prairies, and deserts that cover approximately half the state in eastern and north-central Oregon. Oregon's population in 2010 was about 3.8 million, a 12% increase over 2000. Oregon's population is largely concentrated in the Willamette Valley, which stretches from Eugene through Salem and Corvallis to Portland, Oregon's largest city. The origin of the name Oregon is unknown. One account, advanced by George R. Stewart in a 1944 article in American Speech, was endorsed as the "most plausible explanation" in the book Oregon Geographic Names. According to Stewart, the name came from an engraver's error in a French map published in the early 1700s, on which the Ouisiconsink (Wisconsin) River was spelled "Ouaricon-sint", broken on two lines with the -sint below, so that there appeared to be a river flowing to the west named "Ouaricon". More about Oregon... Show new selections edit   Selected picture Credit: Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory Mount Hood, a dormant stratovolcano, reflected in the waters of Mirror Lake. At 11,249 feet (3,429 m), Mount Hood is the highest mountain in Oregon and the fourth-highest in the Cascade Range. It is considered an active volcano, but no major eruptive events have been catalogued since systematic record keeping began in the 1820s. ...Archive/Nominations More... edit   Selected biography Linus Pauling (February 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994) was an American quantum chemist and biochemist. Pauling is regarded by many as the premier chemist of the twentieth century, especially for the versatility of his contributions. He pioneered the application of quantum mechanics to chemistry, and in 1954 was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work describing the nature of chemical bonds. Pauling received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 for his campaign against above-ground nuclear testing. Later in life, he became an advocate for greatly increased consumption of vitamin C and other nutrients. Pauling was born in Oswego, Oregon. In the 1930s he began publishing papers on the nature of the chemical bond, leading to his famous textbook on the subject published in 1939. It is based primarily on his work in this area that he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954. In 1958, Pauling and his wife presented the United Nations with a petition signed by more than 11,000 scientists calling for an end to nuclear-weapon testing. Public pressure subsequently led to a moratorium on above-ground nuclear weapons testing, followed by the Partial Test Ban Treaty, signed in 1963 by John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev. On the day that the treaty went into force, the Nobel Prize Committee awarded Pauling the Nobel Peace Prize. ...Archive/Nominations More... edit   Did you know... ...that University of Oregon athletic director Leo Harris gained the right to use Donald Duck as the school's mascot through an informal handshake deal he made with Walt Disney in 1947? ...that Oregon's Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge (pictured) was the first National Wildlife Refuge established west of the Mississippi River and turned a hundred years old in 2007? ...that missionary Josiah Parrish drove the first spike for the Oregon and California Railroad, and had a land dispute reach the U. S. Supreme Court? ... that, in 2004, Portland City Grill became Oregon's first restaurant to make Restaurants & Institutions magazine's list of the "top 100 highest-grossing independent restaurants" in the United States? ...Archive/Nominations More... edit   News Wikinews Oregon portal May 24: Police arrest train passenger for a 16-hour loud cellphone conversation November 27: Teen charged over 'bomb attempt' at US Christmas celebration August 1: Prosecutors drop assault case against former US VP Gore July 22: Delta Airlines flight makes emergency landing edit   In this month November 2, 2004, Oregon voters pass Oregon Ballot Measure 36 which outlawed same-sex marriage in the state. November 11, 1973, the Fremont Bridge in Portland opens. November 12, 1970, figure skater Tonya Harding is born in Portland. November 12, 1986, Oregon native Minoru Yasui, namesake for U.S. Supreme Court case Yasui v. United States, dies at the age of 70. November 12, 2004, several state and federal owned sites in Oregon become part of the Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks. November 19, 1983, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon tie 0-0 in the annual Civil War football game. November 24, 1971, skyjacker D. B. Cooper hijacks a Northwest Airlines flight after take-off from Portland International Airport. November 29, 1847, fifteen missionaries and workers at the Whitman Mission are killed in the Whitman massacre by Native Americans, sparking the Cayuse War. << Previous month Next month >> More anniversaries... edit   Selected article Temple Beth Israel (Hebrew: בית ישראל‎) is a Reconstructionist synagogue located in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in the early 1930s as a Conservative congregation, Beth Israel was for many decades the only synagogue in Eugene. The congregation initially worshiped in a converted house on West Eighth Street. It constructed its first building on Portland Street in 1952, and occupied its current LEED-compliant facilities in 2008. In the early 1990s conflict between feminist and traditional members led to the latter leaving Beth Israel, and forming the Orthodox Congregation Ahavas Torah. Beth Israel came under attack from neo-Nazi members of the Volksfront twice, in 1994 and again in 2002. In both cases the perpetrators were caught and convicted. Services were lay-led for decades. Marcus Simmons was hired as the congregation's first rabbi in 1959, but left in 1961. After a gap of two years, Louis Neimand became rabbi in 1963, and served until his death in 1976. He was followed by Myron Kinberg, who served from 1977 to 1994, and Kinberg in turn was succeeded by Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin. As of 2011[update], led by rabbis Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin and Maurice Harris, Beth Israel had approximately 400 member households, and was the largest synagogue in Eugene. ...Archive/Nominations More... edit   State facts Nickname: The Beaver State Capital city: Salem Largest city: Portland Governor: John Kitzhaber (D) Total area: 255,026 km² Population (2010 census): 3,831,074 Date admitted to the Union: February 14, 1859 Form of Government: Federalist Senators: Ron Wyden (D), Jeff Merkley (D) Representatives: David Wu (D), Greg Walden (R), Earl Blumenauer (D), Peter DeFazio (D), Kurt Schrader (D) State symbols: Animal: American Beaver Bird: Western Meadowlark Fish: Chinook salmon Flower: Oregon-grape Insect: Oregon Swallowtail Tree: Douglas-fir Fossil: Metasequoia Gemstone: Oregon sunstone Motto: Alis volat propriis Rock: Thunderegg Song: "Oregon, My Oregon" edit   WikiProjects Oregon Oregon State Highways United States U.S. states United States regions What are WikiProjects? edit   Categories [−] Oregon [+] Buildings and structures in Oregon [+] Communications in Oregon [+] Oregon culture [+] Economy of Oregon [+] Education in Oregon [+] Environment of Oregon [+] Geography of Oregon [+] Government of Oregon [+] Health in Oregon [+] History of Oregon [×] Human rights in Oregon [+] Images of Oregon [+] Landmarks in Oregon [×] Oregon-related lists [+] Military in Oregon [+] Native American tribes in Oregon [+] People from Oregon [+] Oregon society [+] Sports in Oregon [+] Transportation in Oregon [+] Visitor attractions in Oregon [×] Oregon company stubs [×] Oregon newspaper stubs [×] Oregon organization stubs [+] Oregon stubs edit   Selected panorama Credit: Aboutmovies Mount Jefferson is an inactive stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, the Cascade Range and is the second-highest mountain in Oregon. Situated in the far northeastern corner of Linn County about 60 miles (96 km) east of Corvallis, Jefferson is in a rugged wilderness and is thus one of the hardest volcanoes to reach in the Cascades (logging road 1044 does come within 4 miles (6 km) of the summit, however). ...Archive/Nominations More... edit   Selected quote I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed. Looking Glass is dead; Too-Hool-Hool-Suit is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led on the young men (Ollacut) is dead. It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are - perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs. I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more against the white man forever. — Chief Joseph, speech in surrendering to General Nelson Appleton Miles after evading a pursuit nearly to Canada in 1877 (historical evidence points to the author being Charles Erskine Scott Wood). ...Archive/Nominations More... edit   Featured content See also: Good articles relating to Oregon Featured articles: 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens  • 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack  • Balch Creek  • Big Butte Creek  • Frank Black  • Bull Run River  • Chetco River  • Columbia River  • Columbia Slough  • D. B. Cooper  • Elliott Smith  • Fanno Creek  • Forest Park  • Hanford Site  • Hillsboro, Oregon  • Johnson Creek  • Little Butte Creek  • New Carissa  • Oregon State Capitol  • Rogue River  • Tryon Creek  • Upper and Lower Table Rock Featured lists: • List of areas in the National Park System of the United States • List of Portland Trail Blazers head coaches • List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon • List of U.S. states by date of statehood • List of U.S. states by elevation • List of longest streams of Oregon Featured pictures Mirror Lake with Mt. Hood in the background, Courtesy of Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory Wreck of the Peter Iredale, by Robert Bradshaw A Fred Meyer grocery store, by lyzadanger, edited by Diliff Portland, Oregon from the east, by Eric Baetscher The Willamette River as it passes through downtown Portland, Oregon, by Cacophony A stitched panorama of downtown Portland, OR at night, by Fcb981 The Oregon Convention Center at dusk, by Fcb981 Gold Ray Dam on the Rogue River, by Finetooth edit   Main topics Attractions: Crater Lake National Park • John Day Fossil Beds National Monument • Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks • Oregon Caves National Monument • Portland Rose Festival Metro Areas: Bend-Redmond • Eugene-Springfield • Medford-Ashland • Portland • Salem-Keizer Culture: Music • Oregon Shakespeare Festival • Religion Education: Higher Education Geography: Regions • The Cascades • Central Oregon • Columbia Gorge • Columbia Plateau • Columbia River • Eastern Oregon • Harney Basin • Inland Empire • Mount Hood Corridor • Oregon Coast • Palouse • Portland Metro • Rogue Valley • Southern Oregon • Treasure Valley • Tualatin Valley • Western Oregon • Willamette Valley Government: Oregon Constitution • Oregon Legislative Assembly • Oregon Supreme Court • Oregon System History: Oregon Country • Oregon Treaty • Oregon missionaries • Executive Committee • Oregon Trail • Oregon boundary dispute • Pacific Fur Company • Provisional Government • Hudson's Bay Company • Treaty of 1818 • Russo-American Treaty • Champoeg Meetings • Whitman massacre • Donation Land Claim Act • Capital punishment in Oregon People: Neil Goldschmidt • Tom McCall • John McLoughlin Sports: Portland Trail Blazers • University of Oregon • Oregon State University • Portland State University • University of Portland • Portland Beavers Transportation: Barlow Road • Historic Columbia River Highway • River Ferries • Interstate 5 • Interstate 84 • Light rail • Oregon Route 99 • Pacific Crest Trail • Steamboats of the Columbia River • Steamboats of the Willamette River • Steamboats of the Oregon Coast • U.S. Route 26 • U.S. Route 30 • U.S. Route 97 • U.S. Route 101 • U.S. Route 395 edit   Lists Oregon-related lists Culture Art institutions in Portland, Oregon Education Colleges and universities High schools School districts Economy Hospitals Hydroelectric dams Wineries and vineyards Geography Cities and unincorporated communities Counties Indian reservations Lighthouses County seats Government Governors Ballot measures Government Agencies Political parties United States Representatives United States Senators History County name etymologies Royal Navy ships in the Pacific Northwest Law Law enforcement agencies Judges State prisons Media Newspapers Radio stations Television stations Natural history Plants Mountain ranges State forests Rivers People Governors of Oregon Mayors of Portland, Oregon People from Oregon Protected areas State parks Registered Historic Places Transportation Airports Bridges on the Oregon Coast Covered bridges Crossings of the Columbia River Crossings of the Molalla River Crossings of the Snake River Crossings of the Willamette River Exits on Interstate 5 Railroads Private-use airports edit   Things you can do This week's Collaboration of the Week projects: Items on the WikiProject Oregon Redlink List Also, see this list of common redlinks, list of articles with cleanup tags, and list of articles needing immediate attention Current Featured Article (or other Featured content) candidates: Willamette River Undergoing Peer review: To Improve to Featured Standard: Oregon Current Good Article Nominees: To Improve and Nominate at WP:GOOD: To Expand: History of Oregon, Government of Oregon To Clean Up: WikiProject Oregon Cleanup listing (at least 2 years out of date) Review Recent Changes: See WikiProject Oregon recent changes list To Merge: See Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Oregon#Merge proposals To Split: To Destub: Politics of Oregon To Deorphan: To Create: Geography of Oregon (currently a redir), High priority list To Create from Redirects: See Category:Redirect-Class Oregon articles (use caution) To De-Redlink: Lists to De-Redlink: Lists to Complete: Wanted Pics/Graphics: Requested photos Wanted New Pics: edit   Related portals United States Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma Puerto Rico South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Wisconsin edit   Associated Wikimedia Oregon on Wikibooks  Oregon on Wikimedia Commons Oregon on Wikinews  Oregon on Wikiquote  Oregon on Wikisource  Oregon on Wikiversity  Oregon on Wiktionary  Manuals and books Images and media News Quotations Texts Learning resources Definitions What are portals? · List of portals · Featured portals Purge server cache Coordinates: 44°00′N 120°30′W / 44°N 120.5°W / 44; -120.5