Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest Oregon may also refer to: Places United States Oregon, Arkansas Oregon, Illinois Oregon, Kentucky Oregon, Maryland Oregon, Missouri Oregon, Ohio Oregon, Pennsylvania Oregon, Tennessee Oregon (town), Wisconsin Oregon, Wisconsin (the village it contains) Oregon City, California Oregon City, Oregon Oregon County, Missouri Oregon District, a neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio Oregon Hill, a neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia Oregon Inlet, an inlet in the state of North Carolina Oregon Township, Michigan Oregon Township, Pennsylvania Historical usage Oregon (toponym), etymology of the name "Oregon" Oregon Country Oregon Mission Oregon Territory Oregon Trail Botany Douglas-fir, a timber commonly known as "oregon" or "oregon pine" The Oregon-grape, a plant in the genus Mahonia Music Oregon (band), an American jazz and world music group Oregon (album) Oregon, a piece of music for concert band, by James Swearingen Oregon, a composition by composer Jacob de Haan Oregon, a song written by John Linnell Ships Oregon (sidewheeler 1852), a steamboat in Oregon, United States, in the 1850s CSS Oregon, a Confederate gunboat NOAAS Oregon (R 551), a fisheries research vessel in service with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1949 to 1970 and with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1970 to 1980 NOAAS Oregon II (R 332), a fisheries research vessel in service with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1967 to 1970 and with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since 1970 SS Oregon, the name of a number of ships , the name of a number of U.S. Navy ships Universities Oregon State University, a public university in Corvallis, Oregon University of Oregon, a public university in Eugene, Oregon Other "Oregon" (Awake), a television episode Oregon Ducks, the athletic program of the University of Oregon Oregon State Beavers, the athletic program of the Oregon State University Oregon Scientific, a manufacturer of electronic products The Oricon Charts, often mis-romanized as the "Oregon Charts" The Oregon Files, a group of novels written by author Clive Cussler See also USS Oregonian (ID-1323) USS Oregon City (CA-122)