It is the state animal. Beaver pelts were an important money maker for men in the 19th century in the Oregon Territory.
It is a beaver
it is because they wanted it to be
Oregon's flag is the only flag with different images on each side. front says state of Oregon 1859. back side has a beaver.
Oregon is the only state to have a two-sided flag. On the back side, it has a beaver in gold on a navy background. On the front side it has the state seal in gold on a navy background. It says 'State flag of Oregon.'
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The state of Oregon is the only state flag in the United States that has a different image on each side. The front has the state seal, the "State of Oregon," and "1859" the year of their admission to the USA. The back side shows the profile of a beaver and a tree stump. The flag is dark blue with yellow/gold images.
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Every state has there own flag and it doesn;t have 2 be the same as our countrys. Thats is true, but the Oregon flag is also two sided, the only other two sided flag is the country of Paraguay.
Flag of California: Bear Flag of Oregon: Beaver on the reverse side Flag of Berlin, Germany: Bear Flag of Wisconsin: Badger Flag of Kansas: Bison being hunted Flag of Wyoming: Bison
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