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The gross domestic product (GDP) of Oregon in 2013 was $219.6 billion, a 2.7% increase from 2012; Oregon is the 25th wealthiest state by GDP. In 2003, Oregon was 28th in the U.S. by GDP. The state's per capita personal income (PCPI) in 2013 was $39,848, a 1.5% increase from 2012. Oregon ranks 33rd in the U.S. by PCPI, compared to 31st in 2003.
Oregon Country was the American name, while the British used Columbia District for the region. [1] British and French Canadian fur traders had entered Oregon Country prior to 1810 before the arrival of American settlers from the mid-1830s onwards, which led to the foundation of the Provisional Government of Oregon.
In both instances, a jury again imposed the death penalty. On October 11, 2012, the Oregon Supreme Court vacated his latest death sentence and remanded the case for a new trial on the appropriate penalty. [7] On November 16, 2015, a Clackamas County jury sentenced Rogers to death for the fourth time.
Astoria is a port city and the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States.Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. [6]
The Johnson Wax Headquarters is the world headquarters of the household goods company S. C. Johnson & Son in Racine, Wisconsin, United States.The original headquarters includes two buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright: the Administration Building, completed in April 1939, and the Research Tower, completed in November 1950.
Devils Tower, the first national monument. The Antiquities Act of 1906 (Pub. L. 59–209, 34 Stat. 225, 54 U.S.C. §§ 320301–320303) is an act that was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906.
A 1999 Oregon bill gives clergy members the same type of immunity long granted to spouses, whose conversations are privileged. [ 29 ] Oregon Statute ORS 40.260 (Clergy–Penitent Privilege) states confidential communication made privately and not intended for further disclosure may not be examined unless consent to the disclosure of the ...