10 Facts About Corvallis Oregon

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Corvallis Oregon is the westernmost city in the contiguous 48 states with a population larger than 50, 000.

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Corvallis Oregon's stay proved to be brief, and in January 1849, Avery returned to Oregon with a small stock of provisions with a view to opening a store.

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Corvallis Oregon falls within the dry-summer temperate climate zone, referred to as warm-summer Mediterranean.

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Rainfall totals within the town itself are surprisingly variable, due to Corvallis lying right on the eastern edge of the Oregon Coast Range, with a small portion of the town inside of the range.

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The National Clonal Germplasm Repository at Corvallis Oregon is a gene bank of the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

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Corvallis Oregon was ranked number 48 on the 100 best places in the US to live and launch a business by Fortune Small Business 2008.

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Corvallis Oregon is home to the Corvallis Oregon-OSU Symphony, which celebrated its centennial in 2005.

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8.

Corvallis Oregon is the home of the Corvallis Oregon Knights baseball team, who play in the summer at OSU's Goss Stadium.

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9.

Corvallis Oregon Fire provides ALS ambulance service for all of Benton County with 5 frontline ambulances.

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10.

Corvallis Oregon has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:.

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