Oregon
State Flag
OR
The 33rd state, admitted 1859
The flag of Oregon
OR is the only flag that
retained its double-sided design. Each side has a blue background with gold
design. A picture of a beaver, the state animal from where Oregon derives its
nickname, the Beaver State, appears on the back. On the front
of the Oregon state flag is a picture of the
central part of the state's seal, which is the heart-shaped shield. On the bottom is
the date of statehood. The shield shows an ocean scene with a British warship
departing and an American steamer arriving, signifying the change of control over the
Oregon Territory, when in 1846 President James K. Polk signed a treaty with England that
gave the land to the United States. The mountain and elk represent the many mountain
peaks and game herds in the state. The covered wagon recalls the pioneers' settling
of the region and their trek on the Oregon Trail. Oregon
State
Flag Adopted: 1925
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