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...)
The Oregon Coast is a geographical term that is used to describe the coast of
Oregon along the
Pacific Ocean. Stretching 362 miles from
Astoria to the
California border, the beaches along the Oregon Coast are considered public land. Oregon law prohibits private ownership of beaches. The Oregon Coast is often divided into three regions: The North Coast - from the
Washington border at
Astoria to
Lincoln City; The Central Coast - from Lincoln City to
Reedsport; The Southern Coast - from Reedsport to the California border, just south of
Brookings. There are no large cities on the coast, mainly due to the lack of deep harbors with access to the inland agricultural areas. The largest metro area is
Coos Bay/
North Bend on the South Coast, which together make up a population of 25,000. The relative isolation of the coast from nearby large population centers has given the coast a reputation for being somewhat rustic, being a mixture of old logging towns, fishing villages, seasonal resorts, and artists' colonies.
Tourism and
logging are the major industries on the coast. The coastal region's popularity, combined with the fact that there is only one continuous highway along the coastline (
U.S. Route 101) contributes to traffic along the coast being named the worst tourist traffic in the United States. Features along the coast include the
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area,
Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex,
Sea Lion Caves,
Yaquina Bay, many
bridges, more than ten
lighthouses, and part of the
Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks at
Fort Stevens at the northernmost portion where the coast meets the
Columbia River.
Mei-Ann Chen (born 1973) is a
Taiwanese Americanconductor currently serving as music director of the
Chicago Sinfonietta and the
Memphis Symphony Orchestra. She has been described as "one of the most dynamic young conductors in America". Encouraged by her parents, Chen began playing violin and piano at a young age and later taught herself how to play the trumpet. By observing her conductor, she began to teach herself how to conduct and even collected
batons. Chen attended the
Walnut Hill School, a preparatory school affiliated with the
New England Conservatory in
Boston,
Massachusetts, starting at age sixteen. She continued her undergraduate and advanced degree work at the Conservatory and became the first student to graduate from the institution with a double
master's degree in conducting and violin performance. Chen later obtained a
Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the
University of Michigan. Chen became the
Portland Youth Philharmonic's fourth conductor in 2002. During her five-year tenure, the orchestra debuted at
Carnegie Hall, earned an
ASCAP award in 2004 for innovative programming, and began collaborating with the
Oregon Symphony and
Chamber Music Northwest. She also served as assistant conductor of the Oregon Symphony from 2003 to 2005 and as cover conductor for the
Los Angeles Philharmonic. In 2005, Chen became the first woman to win the
Malko Competition, which recognizes young conductors. That same year she won the Taki Concordia Fellowship. Chen left the Philharmonic in 2007, to become assistant conductor of the
Atlanta Symphony. Chen served as assistant conductor of the
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for its 2009–2010 season. She was appointed music director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra; her three-year tenure began in September 2010. Chen also began serving as music director for the Chicago Sinfonietta during its 2010–2011 season. Throughout her career, Chen has appeared with many symphonies throughout the United States and Canada. Appearances outside North America include all the principal Danish orchestras,
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the Taiwan National Symphony, to name a few. Chen has also participated in the National Conducting Institute (Washington, D.C.) as well as the American Academy of Conducting in Aspen, Colorado.
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 Carol Lee Flinders, coauthor of the "renowned countercultural cookbook" Laurel's Kitchen, has also written books on spirituality, mysticism, and feminism?
A great system of internal improvement is being inaugurated in our midst, which fostered and encouraged, as it should be, will make Oregon, in the not distant future, one of the finest and most prosperous States in the Republic.
Mount Jefferson is an inactive
stratovolcano in the
Cascade Volcanic Arc, the
Cascade Range and is the second-highest
mountain in
Oregon. Situated in the far northeastern corner of Linn County about 60 miles (96 km) east of Corvallis, Jefferson is in a rugged
wilderness and is thus one of the hardest
volcanoes to reach in the Cascades (logging road 1044 does come within 4 miles (6 km) of the summit, however).
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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...)
The Oregon Coast is a geographical term that is used to describe the coast of
Oregon along the
Pacific Ocean. Stretching 362 miles from
Astoria to the
California border, the beaches along the Oregon Coast are considered public land. Oregon law prohibits private ownership of beaches. The Oregon Coast is often divided into three regions: The North Coast - from the
Washington border at
Astoria to
Lincoln City; The Central Coast - from Lincoln City to
Reedsport; The Southern Coast - from Reedsport to the California border, just south of
Brookings. There are no large cities on the coast, mainly due to the lack of deep harbors with access to the inland agricultural areas. The largest metro area is
Coos Bay/
North Bend on the South Coast, which together make up a population of 25,000. The relative isolation of the coast from nearby large population centers has given the coast a reputation for being somewhat rustic, being a mixture of old logging towns, fishing villages, seasonal resorts, and artists' colonies.
Tourism and
logging are the major industries on the coast. The coastal region's popularity, combined with the fact that there is only one continuous highway along the coastline (
U.S. Route 101) contributes to traffic along the coast being named the worst tourist traffic in the United States. Features along the coast include the
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area,
Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex,
Sea Lion Caves,
Yaquina Bay, many
bridges, more than ten
lighthouses, and part of the
Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks at
Fort Stevens at the northernmost portion where the coast meets the
Columbia River.
Mei-Ann Chen (born 1973) is a
Taiwanese Americanconductor currently serving as music director of the
Chicago Sinfonietta and the
Memphis Symphony Orchestra. She has been described as "one of the most dynamic young conductors in America". Encouraged by her parents, Chen began playing violin and piano at a young age and later taught herself how to play the trumpet. By observing her conductor, she began to teach herself how to conduct and even collected
batons. Chen attended the
Walnut Hill School, a preparatory school affiliated with the
New England Conservatory in
Boston,
Massachusetts, starting at age sixteen. She continued her undergraduate and advanced degree work at the Conservatory and became the first student to graduate from the institution with a double
master's degree in conducting and violin performance. Chen later obtained a
Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the
University of Michigan. Chen became the
Portland Youth Philharmonic's fourth conductor in 2002. During her five-year tenure, the orchestra debuted at
Carnegie Hall, earned an
ASCAP award in 2004 for innovative programming, and began collaborating with the
Oregon Symphony and
Chamber Music Northwest. She also served as assistant conductor of the Oregon Symphony from 2003 to 2005 and as cover conductor for the
Los Angeles Philharmonic. In 2005, Chen became the first woman to win the
Malko Competition, which recognizes young conductors. That same year she won the Taki Concordia Fellowship. Chen left the Philharmonic in 2007, to become assistant conductor of the
Atlanta Symphony. Chen served as assistant conductor of the
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for its 2009–2010 season. She was appointed music director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra; her three-year tenure began in September 2010. Chen also began serving as music director for the Chicago Sinfonietta during its 2010–2011 season. Throughout her career, Chen has appeared with many symphonies throughout the United States and Canada. Appearances outside North America include all the principal Danish orchestras,
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the Taiwan National Symphony, to name a few. Chen has also participated in the National Conducting Institute (Washington, D.C.) as well as the American Academy of Conducting in Aspen, Colorado.
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 Carol Lee Flinders, coauthor of the "renowned countercultural cookbook" Laurel's Kitchen, has also written books on spirituality, mysticism, and feminism?
A great system of internal improvement is being inaugurated in our midst, which fostered and encouraged, as it should be, will make Oregon, in the not distant future, one of the finest and most prosperous States in the Republic.
Mount Jefferson is an inactive
stratovolcano in the
Cascade Volcanic Arc, the
Cascade Range and is the second-highest
mountain in
Oregon. Situated in the far northeastern corner of Linn County about 60 miles (96 km) east of Corvallis, Jefferson is in a rugged
wilderness and is thus one of the hardest
volcanoes to reach in the Cascades (logging road 1044 does come within 4 miles (6 km) of the summit, however).
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by
JL-Bot (
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WP:RECOG for configuration options.
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