Oregon Fun FactsTen fun facts about Oregon you may not know

Oregon was founded on Feb. 14, 1859. It was the 33rd state admitted into the union, and in 1860 was home to over 54,000 residents. Today, around 4 million people call Oregon home. Only 10 Oregonians call the town of Greenhorn home.

Oregon is home to Sagebrush sandals that are 10,000 years old. That's older than the pyramids, the first-known wheel and written language. The archaeologist who uncovered them, Luther Cressman, was the former husband of famed sociologist Margret Mead.

Astoria, Oregon, is the oldest American settlement west of the Rockies. It celebrated its bicentennial in 2011. It was also the location for the filming of The Goonies and Kindergarten Cop.

Oregon women had the right to vote eight years before it was the national law. Oregon Experience's The Suffragists looks at the the state's suffrage movement at the turn of the century.

Darcelle hosts the longest running drag-show on the West Coast. Darcelle XV Showplace in downtown Portland has been entertaining crowds since 1967.

With a maximum depth of 1,949 feet, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. It's also the state's only national park.

Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in North America.

Portland has both the largest independent new and used bookstore (Powell's City of Books) and smallest city park (Mill Ends Park) in the world.

Springfield, Oregon, is the inspiration for the fictitious Springfield in the animated series The Simpsons.

Oregon’s state beverage is milk.

Credit to Oregon Public Broadcasting