Beaver State · Capital: Salem
Beaver State. Capital: Salem. Possibly taken from the Spanish for “wild sage” or the French Canadian for “storm or hurricane” (refering to the stormy Columbia river)
Entered the Union · Feb. 14, 1859The central point of the park is the lake itself. The lake occupies the center of Mount Mazama which is an ancient volcanic peak that collapsed. The lake is deep blue and is circled by lava walls between 500 and 2,000 feet high.
This was the location that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and the other members of their party spent the winter of 1805-06
This monument tells the story of 45 million years of prehistoric plant and animal life. The site cover 14,030 acres and includes the buildings of the Cant Ranch
The site was the home of Dr John McLoughlin sometimes known as the “father of Oregon”. He was one of the early settlers as a representative of the Britain’s Hudson’s Bay Company.
This National Monument is located in Southwestern Oregon. The temperature in the cave is between 38 to 47 degrees and the walk through it is like climbing a 25 story building.