Oregon Territory Oregon Territory The Territory of Oregon was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 14, 1848, until February 14, 1859, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Oregon. Originally claimed by several countries (see Oregon Country), the region was divided between the UK and US in 1846. When established, the territory encompassed an area that included the current states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, as well as parts of Wyoming and Montana. The capital of the territory was first Oregon City, then Salem, followed briefly by
History of Oregon State Beavers football 4-1 start earned the Beavers a #17 ranking. Oregon State defeated #8 Syracuse 31-13 in Portland, Oregon, paying back the Orangemen for a 31-8 victory the year before in New York. The following two weeks, Oregon State beat Washington State and Indiana by double digits. The wins propelled the Beavers to #8, but the next Saturday, Stanford beat Oregon State in California, 16-7. The final scheduled game was the Civil War. #10 Oregon was 7-1-1, a win away from their best season in more than three decades. Oregon State, on the other hand, was a win away from a conference