A state in the north-western US, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean; population 3,790,060 (est. 2008); capital, Salem. Britain ceded the territory to the US in 1846 and it became the 33rd state in 1859.
A state in the northwestern US, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean; population 3,790,060 (est. 2008); capital, Salem. Britain ceded the territory to the US in 1846 and it became the 33rd state in 1859.