Six interesting things started in Oregon
(NOVEMBER 1, 2020) What do you know about Oregon? Many people think of nature. They think of Mt. Hood or Crater Lake.
But Oregon is famous for other things, too. Here are six interesting things from Oregon.
Plywood - 1905: A new product for the Portland World's Fair.
Plywood - 1905: A new product for the Portland World's Fair.
Phillips Head Screw - 1932: Car makers needed stronger screws.
Phillips Head Screw - 1932: Car makers needed stronger screws.
Marionberries - 1945: Scientists used two kinds of blackberries to make a new one.
Marionberries - 1945: Scientists used two kinds of blackberries to make a new one.
Tater Tots - 1954: A french fry failure made a new frozen food.
Tater Tots - 1954: A french fry failure made a new frozen food.
Track Shoe - 1970: A waffle iron made the bottom of the new shoe from Nike.
Track Shoe - 1970: A waffle iron made the bottom of the new shoe from Nike.
Wiki Web pages - 1995: Many people can now write one web page together.
Wiki Web pages - 1995: Many people can now write one web page together.
Sources:
Arbeiter, M. “15 Things You Might Not Know About Oregon.” Www.Mentalfloss.Com, 6 Oct. 2014, www.mentalfloss.com/article/59178/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-oregon. Accessed 1 Nov. 2020.
Ashby, Ryan. “9 Everyday Things That Were Invented in Oregon.” Portland Monthly, 16 Oct. 2019, www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2019/10/9-everyday-things-that-were-invented-in-oregon. Accessed 2 Nov. 2020.
Metcalf, Tessa. “Some People Don’t Know These 10 Things Came From Oregon.” OnlyInYourState, 6 Jan. 2016, www.onlyinyourstate.com/oregon/oregon-inventions/. Accessed 2 Nov. 2020.
Williams, Kale. “32 Pacific Northwest Inventions That Rocked the World.” Oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2017, www.oregonlive.com/trending/2017/02/oregon_vs_washington_who_has_t.html. Accessed 2 Nov. 2020.
Image of shoe sole by Nike; image of marionberry by Foodista, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Arbeiter, M. “15 Things You Might Not Know About Oregon.” Www.Mentalfloss.Com, 6 Oct. 2014, www.mentalfloss.com/article/59178/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-oregon. Accessed 1 Nov. 2020.
Ashby, Ryan. “9 Everyday Things That Were Invented in Oregon.” Portland Monthly, 16 Oct. 2019, www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2019/10/9-everyday-things-that-were-invented-in-oregon. Accessed 2 Nov. 2020.
Metcalf, Tessa. “Some People Don’t Know These 10 Things Came From Oregon.” OnlyInYourState, 6 Jan. 2016, www.onlyinyourstate.com/oregon/oregon-inventions/. Accessed 2 Nov. 2020.
Williams, Kale. “32 Pacific Northwest Inventions That Rocked the World.” Oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2017, www.oregonlive.com/trending/2017/02/oregon_vs_washington_who_has_t.html. Accessed 2 Nov. 2020.
Image of shoe sole by Nike; image of marionberry by Foodista, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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