Text on Oregon, The Beaver State Coffee Mug:
Oregon, one of the Pacific states of the United States. It
is bordered on the north by Washington, on the east by Idaho, on
the south by Nevada and California, and on the west by the
Pacific Ocean. Oregon contains some of the most beautiful
scenery in the United States as well as some of the nation’s
most fertile soils and richest timberlands.
The origin of the state name is uncertain. It may,
however, be derived from the French ouragan, meaning storm or hurricane.
The Columbia River may have been called the River of Storms by the early
French Canadian trappers. Oregon entered the Union on February 14, 1859,
as the 33rd state. Salem is Oregon’s capital. Portland is its largest
city. Oregon entered the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
