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Located on the Pacific Coast, Oregon is known as the Beaver State. Oregon is home to Nike headquarters and is one of only five states with no income tax.

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Who are famous Chinook Indians?

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How many hours would it take to drive from Boise Idaho to Portland Oregon?

Distance:

The driving distance from Boise, Idaho to Portland, Oregon is 431 mi - about 6 hours 45 mins.

The direct distance between Boise and Portland, OR is 345 miles (555 km).

Flight:

Boise, ID (BOI) to Portland, OR (PDX)

Flight Duration 1 hour 15 mins

What trail did the Donner Party take?

The group left too late in the spring, so when they were getting into the mountains the winter snows hit. They were stuck.

Is there a underground mushroom in Oregon that measures 3.5 miles across?

yes there is it is the Armillaria ostoyae better know as the honey mushroom it is estimated to cover over 2,200 acres (890 hectares) and be at least 2,400 years old, possibly older it is in the Malheur National Forest in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon

Things in Oregon that start with x?

  • X Avenue is the name of a street in La Grande, Oregon
  • Xanthus Court is the name of a street in Sherwood, Oregon
  • Xavier Avenue is the name of a street in Redmond, Oregon
  • Xerox Drive is the name of a street in Wilsonville, OR
  • Xerus Avenue is the name of a street in Redmond, Oregon

In what city in Oregon does Kim Novak live?

Eagle Point, Oregon.

While her previous residence in Eagle Point burned in 2000, Ms. Novak is currently residing in the same town. As recently as October 2010, she is referenced as residing in Eagle Point in a news release that she is battling breast cancer.

When did Kim Novak get married?

Kim Novak married to Richard Johnson in 1965 Kim Novak married to Robert Malloy in 1976

Distance between San Francisco California and the Oregon border?

The driving distance between San Francisco, CA and Bend, OR is 492 miles. The driving time would be approximately 9 hours 45 minutes if driving non-stop in good conditions. (The driving time does not take into consideration conditions such as weather, road work and rush hour traffic in urban areas.)

What reasons does a 17-year-old girl need to move out of her parents' home?

A 17 year old can have many reasons to move out but that does not make her legally emancipated. If she is in distress, she can ask the court to decide. But if she does not have any money, it would be difficult to find a place to live and could be getting into even more problems. She should speak to a school councilor or a minister/priest/rabbi.

How many sunny days a year in Eugene Oregon?

I am a resident of Joseph and my estimate would be about 145 days.

Why did settlers in the US move to the west?

There were many job oppuritnites and money in the west. Also, the Gold Rush was going on.

The East was also getting to overpopulated for anyone to have big lots of land for farming.

Who were among the first permanent settlers in Oregon?

the missionaries came from 1780-90, but fur trappers got there ever since Americans knew of it's extistense, so in the early 1600's, there were people that came from new england to make a fortune off the giant beaver, deer, fox, coyote, brown bear, black bear, and especially grizzly bears. The first people with farming intentions were there in the early 1800's.

Where were the people on the Oregon trail going to?

The Oregon Trail led to the Willamette Valley of Oregon.

The Oregon Trail was a dirt wagon road that went from St. Louis, Missouri, up the Mississippi along the banks of the the Mississippi River to the Missouri. It went to the North Platt. From there it went through South Pass on through Idaho to the Columbia River and from there, along the banks of the Columbia to the Willamette Valley of Oregon.

What geographical problems did the pioneers face on the Oregon Trail?

this is vj persaud but i just learnt this there was many aniimal carcasses left behind there was many times they had contaminated water and there was extreme weather

During the Oregon Trail what supplies did they take with them?

flour, yeast (for bread) pots, pans, bowls clothes(bonnets, overalls, bandannas, flannel shirts) wagons oxen guns, gunpowder knives handcarts.

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Traveling for 5-6 months wasn't easy, especially when you could only bring a few things. A travelling family would have to provide themselves with necessary supplies to survive including:

•800 Pounds Flour 200 Pounds Sugar

25 Pounds Salt & Pepper

200 Pounds Beans

700 Pounds Bacon

100 Pounds Dried Fruit

75 Pounds Coffee

This is for a family of four for 6 months • Clothing items, like shirts, pants, socks, jackets and coats, shoes, hats, underclothes, etc. •Hunting supplies, including pistols, rifles, gunpowder, bullets, etc. •Cooking supplies, (these items were always limited) like pots, pans, silverware, knives, plates and bowls. •Medicine, and other supplies for curing illnesses and wounds. •Finally, the all important Wagon.

Rifles, pistols, gunpowder, bullets, cooking utensils such as pots and pans, bonnets, shoes, socks, usually two changes of clothes for each person, petticoats and some underclothes, flour, bacon, sugar, salt, coffee, dried fruit, spices, dried pinto beans, some grain for your animals, basic herbs and poultices, silverware, wagon, extra wagon parts such as axles and wheels, tools like shovels and forks, water barrels, fabric, needles, scissors, tobacco, lantern, oil, coils of rope, blankets and pillows.

How long did it take the settlers to travel from Missouri to Oregon?

It took them approximately six months to travel the 2000 miles from Independence, Missouri to their final destination in the Oregon territory.

The term Oregon fever refers to?

Oregon Fever : A migratory trend that began in the 1830s and was in full swing a decade later. It went to the Pacific territories of California and Oregon. The Oregon Fever was fueled in part by the depression of 1837, which caused the closing of many banks throughout the country. Oregon Fever was also stimulated by the optimistic reports of rich farmland and mild climate.

Why did americans want the oregon territory?

Well for Louis and Clark's Expedition West actually that part of the country was owned to Russia and presumabally that was never used and was filled with the Chinook Indians but British Colombia is a providence of Canada but really I don't think they care all that much

Did the Oregon country contribute to manifest destiny?

The Oregon Trail was part of the idea of Manifest Destiny because of the fact that Manifest Destiny was the idea that America should expand into the Western Territory. The Oregon Trail is people who are traveling from the East to the West, so it demonstrates Manifest Destiny very strongly because of the fact that people on the Oregon Trail were spreading out to the West, which was the idea of Manifest Destiny.

What split up the Oregon Territory?

The US and the UK split Oregon Territory in half along the 49th parallel.

What did pioneers bring on the Oregon Trail?

They brought Flour, Sugar, Water, Coffee, Bacon, rice, Salt, Beans, Hardtack, lard, A WAGON WITH OXEN, guns