User blog comment:PlantyThePottedPlant/Random Topic Blogging II: Electric Blogaloo/@comment-3006892-20120214154550

Yes, today is Valentine's day, but it also happens to be my state's birthday. And since Nan did it, I will too:
 * Founded: 1859
 * Nickname: Beaver state
 * State animal: Beaver (Um, duh)
 * State bird: Western Meadowlark
 * State Fish: Chinook salmon (Delicious)
 * State Flower: Oregon grape
 * State beverage: Milk (Have it every day)
 * State dance: Square dance
 * State nut: Hazelnut (We grow 99% of the entire U.S commercial crop)
 * Some of our odd location names: Zigzag, Boring, Bridal Veil, Christmas Valley, Bonanza, Sinks, Remote, Dad's Creek, Witch Hazel, Devil's Punchbowl, Profane Gulch and W***ehouse Meadow. (Don't let t get to your head, though, most places around here have native-American names.)
 * Oregon's state flag pictures a beaver on its reverse side. It is the only state flag to carry two separate designs.
 * Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state.
 * The Columbia River gorge is considered by many to be the best place in the world for windsurfing.
 * Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and is formed in the remains of an ancient volcano.
 * Oregon and New Jersey are the only states without self-serve gas stations.
 * Eugene, OR was the first city to have one-way streets.
 * The Seaside Aquarium on the west coast was the first facility in the world to successfully breed harbor seals in captivity.