Doug Gelbert

So You're Moving to Oregon!...A Story of the Beaver State in 100 Buildings Doug Gelbert

So you are thinking of moving to Oregon. Or are moving or are already here. Some eight million Americans move to a new state every year. Now you're one of them.

The story of Oregon is all around you in the buildings from those who came before you. In these pages you'll learn the explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets that make Oregon uniquely Oregon. So You're Moving to Oregon!... A Story of the Beaver State in 100 Buildings will help you join the club in no time.

Vertical street? Solved. ODOT green? A mystery no more. The largest non-motorized parade in the United States? Identified. The origins of cable television? Revealed.

Ancient fishing weirs...bing cherries... America's oldest collegiate baseball field...trolley parks...cast iron architectiture...kissing bridges...hazelnuts...the country's most expenisve lighthouse... Oregon Oscar winners...hydraulic gold mining...the first NCAA basketball champions. This book will have you telling stories like a native in no time.

So get out and learn more - because the next best thing to being a real Oregonian is being able to pass as one.