Today Portland is considered liberal and tolerant – although it’s easier to be “tolerant” when most people are of the same race. 38.Portland is the whitest big city in the US, according to recent census data (over 70% white). The nation’s most photographed lighthouse is the Heceta Head Lighthouse. 37.There are 9lighthouses standing along the Oregon coastline. Oregon comes in at #6 for the most Bigfoot sightings in the United States, with Washington being #1 36.Haystack Rock off Cannon Beach is 235 feet high and is the third largest coastal monolith in the world. Oh by the way, don’t even try fishing with canned corn for bait. I guess pinball wasn’t her thing, as she immediately banned all pinball machines. Our first-ever female mayor, Dorothy McCullough was elected in Portland back in 1949. The state of Oregon has one city named Sisters and another called Brothers. Oregon has been the most popular place to move to in at least 3 years 32. Wouldn’t that be weird, Boston, Oregon? 31. Had the coin landed on the other side, the city would have been named Boston. Portland’s name was decided with a coin toss. Oregon was thefirst state to decriminalize marijuana in 1973, and one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in 2014. 28.Oregon is home to many Native American tribes 29. Hood served as the scenic backdrop for the movie, The Shining. There are more than 750 vineyards in Oregon 26.The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is one of the richest fossil sites in the world. Tallest barber shop pole is in Oregon 24.Oregon Humongous Fungus sets record as largest single organism on Earth 25. Springfield, Oregon is the real life inspiration for the Simpson’s hometown…. Oregon and New Jersey are the only states without self-serve gas stations. Nike was started right here in Oregon 17.It is against the law in Myrtle Creek to box with a kangaroo 18. In Stanfield no more than 2 people are allowed to share a drink 16. We are the only state with an official state nut 15. Oregon is home to the deepest river gorge in North America 14. The Shortest river ever is in Lincoln City 13. We are home to the most ghost towns in the nation 11. 9.Oregon residents own one-fourth of the country’s total llama population. first state to ban non-returnable bottles and cans 8.Eugene was the first city to have one-way streets, and is quoted by “Bicycling Magazine” as one of the top ten cycling communities in the United States. The worlds smallest park is in Portland 7. We have more strip clubs than anywhere in the nation 4.
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