In Depth

Did You Know?

Oregon was home to America's first policewoman, Lola Greene Baldwin, who joined the Portland force in 1908.

Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, got his start in Portland.

Portland is home to the world's smallest dedicated park -- Mill Ends Park -- measuring only 24 inches in diameter.

Oregon is one of the few states with no sales tax.

Astoria, in the very northwest corner of the state, is the oldest American community west of the Mississippi.

Oregon's Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the U.S.

Hells Canyon is the deepest gorge in North America.