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Oregon State Motto"She Flies With Her Own Wings" (Official) The Oregon state motto also exists in a Latin motto version: "Alis Volat Propiis". The Oregon motto was adopted by Legislature in 1987. The phrase is much older than that, however. The Oregon motto was actually written 133 years earlier in 1854 by Judge Jessie Quinn Thornton and was put on the territorial seal. The Oregon motto has had quite a turbulent history during these 133 years and was in fact not always entitled "She Flies With Her Own Wings". In 1957, the Oregon state motto was changed to "The Union". Senate historian Cecil Edwards points to the public division of opinion in relation to slavery as the driving force behind changing the Oregon motto to "the Union". The national pride of innovative achievements and history of independent nature of Oregon citizens did make the government change the Oregon state motto back into "She Flies With Her Own Wings" in 1987. Oregon State Nicknames
This Oregon state nickname was made official by legislature in 1969 (the beaver is also Oregon's state animal). The beaver's admirable ingenuity and ability to build impressive structures from on site natural material is the inspiration for this Oregon nickname. "The Sunset State" The Oregon nickname "The Sunset State" is shared with another western state, Arizona.
"The Hard-case State" or "The Land of Hard Cases" There are several theories as to the origin of these Oregon nicknames: 1) The first theory focus on the challenges and hardships that met early settlers - you needed to be tough to settle down and make a living in the new land. 2) The second theory points to the dubious and poor character of some of the settlers. Oregon being located so far west, was as far away from previous misdeeds as possible. "The Wet-foot State" Oregon State Slogans "Oregon, We Love Dreamers" "Oregon, Things Look Different Here" "Pacific Wonderland" "Oregon: Spotted Owl, It's What's For Dinner" "Oregon, The Beaver State" "Oregon: As Pretty as California, but not as Weird" "Oregon, America's Hairiest State Since 1859!" "Oregon: It's OR-EE-GUN, you idiot!" "BEHOLD my Huge, Throbbing Oregon"
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