OREGON

In 1845, business partners Asa Lovejoy and Francis Pettygrove flipped a coin to decide on the name of their new settlement in the Oregon Territory. Pettygrove won the coin toss and the city was named Portland.

Oregon doesn't have a sales tax, so people pay for government services with property taxes.

Tater Tot was invented in Oregon.

Oregon hazelnut is the state nut.

Oregon's state flower is the Oregon Grape.

The state bird is the Western meadowlark.

Oregon was the first state to decriminalize marijuana in 1973.

Eugene was the first city in the United States to have one-way streets.

Portlands slogan "Keep Portland Weird" appears on bumper stickers, signs, and public buildings throughout Portland.