Pears, thundereggs and marionberry pie: Oregon’s 18 surprising state symbols
From the humble potato to the towering Douglas fir, poets hoping to write about our state have plenty to work with.
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Maine’s already got 31 state symbols. A reptile, amphibian and dog could be next.
mottos or seals for as long as they’ve been states. But creating a myriad of other symbols seemed to become a trend after the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, when flowers from each state were ...