Oregon has been home to many
indigenous nations for thousands of years. The first European traders, explorers, and settlers began exploring what is now Oregon's Pacific coast in the early to mid-16th century. As early as 1564, the
Spanish began sending vessels northeast from the
Philippines, riding the
Kuroshio Current in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. In 1592,
Juan de Fuca undertook detailed mapping and studies of ocean currents in the Pacific Northwest, including the Oregon coast as well as the
strait now bearing his name. The
Lewis and Clark Expedition traversed Oregon in the early 1800s, and the first permanent European settlements in Oregon were established by fur trappers and traders. In 1843, an autonomous government was formed in the
Oregon Country, and the
Oregon Territory was created in 1848. Oregon became the 33rd state of the U.S. on February 14, 1859.
Today, with 4.2 million people over 98,000 square miles (250,000 km2), Oregon is the
ninth largest and
27th most populous U.S. state. The capital,
Salem, is the third-most populous city in Oregon, with 175,535 residents.
Portland, with 652,503, ranks as the 26th among U.S. cities. The
Portland metropolitan area, which includes neighboring counties in Washington, is the 25th largest metro area in the nation, with a population of 2,512,859. Oregon is also one of the most geographically diverse states in the U.S., marked by volcanoes, abundant bodies of water, dense evergreen and mixed forests, as well as
high deserts and semi-arid
shrublands. At 11,249 feet (3,429 m),
Mount Hood is the state's highest point. Oregon's only national park,
Crater Lake National Park, comprises the
caldera surrounding
Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States. The state is also home to the single
largest organism in the world, Armillaria ostoyae, a fungus that runs beneath 2,200 acres (8.9 km2) of the
Malheur National Forest. (Full article...)
Morchella frustrata is a species of
fungus in the family
Morchellaceae native to North America, commonly referred to as the mountain blond or western blond morel. It has conical, yellowish to tan
fruit bodies that grow up to 6 cm (2.4 in) tall and 4 cm (1.6 in) wide. Described as new to science in 2012, it has been collected from
California and
Oregon, where it occurs in
mixed forests. It has also been collected in Turkey, although it is unknown if its presence there is a result of an accidental
introduction. The
fruit bodies are 6–9 cm (2.4–3.5 in) high. The conical
cap is 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) high and 2.5–4 cm (1.0–1.6 in) wide at the widest point. The cap surface features pits and ridges, which are formed from the intersection of 16–22 primary vertical ridges and few shorter, secondary vertical ridges, with frequent, sunken, horizontal ridges. The cap is attached to the
stipe with a distinct
sinus about 2–4 mm deep and 2–4 mm wide. The smooth ridges are initially colored pale yellowish to nearly whitish when young, but turn pale tan in age.
The Cherry Poppin' Daddies are an American band established in
Eugene, Oregon, in 1989. Formed by
Steve Perry (vocals) and
Dan Schmid (bass guitar), the band has experienced many membership changes over the years, with only Perry, Schmid and
Dana Heitman (trumpet) currently remaining from the original line-up. Initially conceived as an iconoclastic response to the
grunge movement of the Pacific Northwest, the Daddies' music is a mix of
swing,
rock and
ska. While the band's early work was heavily rooted in
funk rock and
punk, their eclectic studio albums have since incorporated influences from many genres of
popular music and
Americana into their sound, most prominently
rockabilly,
glam rock,
psychedelia,
rhythm and blues,
country,
worldbeat,
jazz and
soul. After years of extensive touring within the
third wave ska scene, the Daddies ultimately broke into the musical mainstream with their swing-based compilation Zoot Suit Riot (1997). Released at the onset of the late 1990s
swing revival, Zoot Suit Riot went on to sell over two million copies in the United States while its
eponymous single became a radio success, launching the Daddies to the forefront of the retro-swing genre, a perceived
pigeonholing the band openly denounced in favor of their ska and punk influences. By the end of the decade, however, the Daddies' mainstream popularity declined with that of the swing revival's, and the resulting commercial failure of their ska-flavored follow-up Soul Caddy led to an abrupt
hiatus in 2000. The Daddies officially regrouped in 2002 to resume touring, independently recording and releasing their fifth studio album Susquehanna in 2008 before signing to indie label
Rock Ridge Music the following year. Their most recent album, Skaboy JFK, was released in September 2009.
April 18, 1877, former state senate president and the first doctor and teacher in Portland,
Ralph Wilcox, commits suicide while at work at the
federal court in Portland.
... that James A. Merriman was the only Black graduate from Rush Medical College in 1902 and the first African-American physician to practice medicine in
Portland?
... that the founding manager of an Oregon radio station named it after his wife's former name?
The former Gold Ray Dam on the Rogue River upstream of
Gold Hill with a fish ladder on the far bank. The dam, which made fish passage difficult, was removed in 2010. The concrete structure was about 35 feet (11 m) high.
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