Portal:Oregon/Selected anniversaries/February

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 the first American newspaper to be published west of the Rocky Mountains.
February 8, 1851, the city of Portland is incorporated.
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 14, 1994, architect Pietro Belluschi dies.
February 25, 1880, the Chemawa Indian School opened in Forest Grove.
February 27, 1993, the Spruce Goose arrives in McMinnville, where it will be housed in a museum.