OREGON STATEHOOD ON THIS DATE IN 1859

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In what was first called Oregon Country, traders, explorers, and settlers  formed
an autonomous government in 1843.The Oregon Territory was created in 1848,
and Oregon became the 33rd state of the union in 1859.

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                       The Oregon quarter

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