The beaver from the current flag links us with the past. The star represents Oregon's place in the Union. She wanted to symbolize all the state, not just the green lush valley, so she paired ...

Oregon has had the same blue and gold state flag for nearly 100 years. The state’s name, coat of arms and year of statehood are on one side, but it’s the other side that features the golden ...

But one mystery you may not be familiar with is: Who is the beaver on the Oregon state flag? The beaver, our beaver, sits alone, atop a log, yellow in a sea of blue. This beaver has no name ...

However, quite fittingly, given the landscape of the sport, the venerable flag did not wave by itself. No, standing beside Ol’ Crimson was an Oregon State Beavers flag. Ol' Crimson – the ...