Portal:Oregon/Selected anniversaries/February
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- February 4, 1999 near Coos Bay the New Carissa ran aground during a storm on the Pacific Ocean.
- February 5, 1846 the first edition of the Oregon Spectator is published, becoming first American newspaper to be published west of the Rocky Mountains.
- February 14, 1859 Oregon becomes the 33rd state of the Union.
- February 14, 1917 the Interstate Bridge is opened over the Columbia River linking Portland to Vancouver, Washington.
- February 27, 1993 the Spruce Goose arrives in McMinnville where it will be housed in a museum.
