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N is for...Nonsense and Oddities

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Greetings Tuesday!  I'll admit that it was difficult to come up with an Oregon activity/landmark that would fall into this category.  I was going to do something about Native Americans, but there are too many things to write a post about in that regard.  So, instead of doing something specific, I'm going with... Nonsense and Oddities Every place has something unique about it.  Something that's odd or complete and utter nonsense.  Here are some of Oregon's random facts: The Oregon state flag is the only flag in the US that has two separate designs:  the Oregon crest and a beaver on the reverse side. Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state:  59.. Oregon is the only state that has an official state nut:  the hazelnut or filbert. The state birthday is Valentine's Day :) The official state fish is the Chinook Salmon. Oregon has the largest collection of rosaries at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center. The Carousel Mus...