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Oregon Real Estate
A state of the northwest United
States in the Pacific Northwest. It was admitted as the 33rd state in
1859. Claimed by the United States after Capt. Robert Gray explored
the mouth of the Columbia River in 1792, the area was further explored
by Lewis and Clark in 1805 and was soon the site of fur-trading posts.
The Oregon Country, a region encompassing all the land from the
California border to Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the Rocky
Mountains, was held jointly by Great Britain and the United States
from 1818 until 1846, when the international boundary was fixed at the
49th parallel. In 1848 the Oregon Territory was created,
including all of present-day Washington and Idaho. The state's current
boundaries were established in 1853. Salem is the capital and Portland
the largest city. Population: 2,853,733.
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