Ed Donahue

Kenny Rogers at age 17

Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is 76 today

An autonomous government was formed in what was then called Oregon Country
in 1843, Oregon Territory was created in 1848 and in 1859 Oregon became the
33rd state of the Union.

At the outbreak of the American Civil War, regular U.S. troops were withdrawn and
sent east. Volunteer cavalry recruited in California were sent north to Oregon to
keep peace and protect the populace. The First Oregon Cavalry served until June
1865.

In the 1880s, the growth of railroads helped market the state’s lumber, wheat, and
the rapid growth of its cities.

Mount Hood reflected in Mirror Lake

Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is 75 today

State Flag

The Oregon Territory was created in 1848, and became the 33rd state on this
day in 1859. 

                       
                       Seal of the Oregon Territory

Mount Hood, the highest point in the state at 11,249 feet

Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast

Crater Lake National Park is the fifth oldest national park in the U.S.and the
only one in the state of Oregon

                           
                            State Seal of Oregon