Before Eugene
In 1782, this killed nearly half of the Native Americans in this area.
Small-Pox
What was the name of the main street in Eugene?
Willamette Street
What is the Capital of Oregon
Salem
What were most wagons pulled by?
Oxen
What are the University of Oregon's School Colors?
Yellow and green
What are the two rivers that run through the Eugene area?
The Willamette and the McKenzie
What was the main problem the early settlers had to face when traveling?
Mud
What is the largest city in Oregon
Portland
One of out how many people died on the Oregon Trail?
10
What is the name of the University of Oregon's mascot?
Puddles
In 1830, this sickness was brought by a visiting sailing ship that had come up the Columbia River
influenza
What was the first mill where people bought their lumber from?
Hillyard Shaw
What percent of Oregon is covered in forest?
50%
Who was the president at the time when the Oregon Trail started?
James Madison
What year was the University of Oregon founded?
1876
Who were the first people to live in the Eugene area?
The Calapooya
When did the first train pull into Eugene
1871
When did Oregon become a state?
February 14, 1859
The Homestead Act granted this many acres per adult.
160
How many students were in the first graduating class from University of Oregon in 1896?
18
The Calapooyans used the buttes as look-out points. What do we call the South Butte today?
Spencer Butte
Who built the first roads in 1857?
Soldiers from Vancouver
Of the 50 United States, what number state is Oregon to join the Union?
33rd
What is it called when you float your wagon across the river?
Caulk
School motto
Mind moves the mass