A commemoration of America's new Pacific Coast state.
"1959::A Commemorative Stamp For Oregon's 100th Birthday" Clip: The Province (1959)
Vancouver, British Columbia
On June 15, 1846, Britain and the United States signed the Oregon Treaty, dividing the Pacific Coast's Oregon Territory at the 49th parallel. Two years later, news of a significant gold strike in California, its neighbouring state, sparked a mass migration to the Pacific Coast. Some men left their jobs and families in the East to sail out West, while others packed their families and everything they owned in a covered wagon and crossed North America on foot. With its newly defined borders, Oregon Territory was the end of the trail for many of these settlers.
On February 14, 1859, Oregon became the 33rd state of the United States of America. This commemorative stamp was issued in 1959 to mark the State of Oregon's 100th birthday.