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Oregon State Symbols Online

Oregon Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

 

Oregon State Symbols Online is a state resource directory containing descriptions and pictures of the state symbols, emblems, and mascots of the state, which can be quickly accessed. This resource guide represents many of Oregon state facts such as Oregon state symbols, the state flower, the state gemstone, the state insect, the state tree, the state bird, the state animal, the state flag that flies over Oregon, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems, and mascots. These types of state directories are designed to help children learn, and are often used by children in the public and private education system as well as homeschooled children.

 

 
Oregon State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

State Symbol

Name - Scientific

Adopted
Animal Beaver (Castor canadensis) 1969
Beverage Milk 1997
Bird Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 1927
Colors Navy Blue and Gold 1959
Dance Square Dance 1977
Father of Oregon Dr. John McLoughlin 1957
Fish Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) 1961
Flag State Flag 1925
Flower Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium) 1899
Fossil Metasequoia 2005
Fruit Pear (Pyrus communis) 2005
Gemstone Sunstone Aug 4 1987
Historian Laureate Thomas Vaughan 1989
Hostess Miss Oregon 1969
Insect Oregon Swallowtail (Papilio oregonius) Jul 16, 1979
Mother of Oregon Tabitha Moffatt Brown 1987
Motto “She Flies With Her Own Wings” 1957
Mushroom Pacific Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus) formerly C. cibarius 1999
Nicknames "Beaver State" NA
Nut Hazelnut (Corylus avellana) 1987
Rock Thunderegg (nodule or geode) Mar 30,
1965
Seal Great Seal 1859
Shell Oregon Hairy Triton (Fusitriton oregonensis) Oct 1, 1989
Song "Oregon, My Oregon" 1927
Statehood Pageant Champoeg Historical Pageant 1987
Team 1990-1991 Portland TrailBlazers 1991
Tree Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) 1939
 
 
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