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The encyclopedia is a project of Portland State University's History Department, the Oregon Council of Teachers of English, and the Oregon Historical Society.It has drawn support from Oregon Cultural Trust partners Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Council for the Humanities, Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission, and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office.
Oregon (/ ˈ ɒr ɪ ɡ ən,-ɡ ɒ n / ⓘ ORR-ih-ghən, -gon) [7] [8] is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho.
This is a list of Oregon Encyclopedia articles (first column) as of 2017-06-07 and a possible associated Wikipedia article (second column).. The third, fourth, and fifth columns displays confirmed Wikipedia articles, quality assessment, and whether or not the Oregon Encyclopedia link appears on the Wikipedia article (or its corresponding talk page), respectively.
Oregon's most comprehensive collection of encyclopedia articles, the Oregon portal of Wikipedia, was awarded "Featured Portal" status on February 10, 2008.This honor is shared by only 99 of 548 such portals on Wikipedia.
This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the U.S. state of Oregon, including its cities, geography, history, etc. It aims to make Wikipedia the foremost online reference for all topics Oregon. This page and its subpages contain tools for browsing Oregon-related Wikipedia content, and suggestions for improving it.
Oregon Territory (1848-1853/1859), established by the United States Congress and approved by the President, two years after its sovereignty over the southern portion of the region was established by the Oregon Treaty of June 1846, splitting the earlier Oregon Country with the northern portion going to Great Britain / future Canada.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition traversed Oregon in the early 1800s, and the first permanent European settlements in Oregon were established by fur trappers and traders. In 1843, an autonomous government was formed in the Oregon Country, and the Oregon Territory was created in 1848. Oregon became the 33rd state of the U.S. on February 14, 1859.
Various collaborative online encyclopedias were attempted before the start of Wikipedia, but with limited success. [19] Wikipedia began as a complementary project for Nupedia, a free online English-language encyclopedia project whose articles were written by experts and reviewed under a formal process. [20]