Yep, and that’s a carry over from those days when Blacks were not allowed in the state by law!
http://gizmodo.com/oregon-was-founded-as-a-racist-utopia-1539567040
Long article but very interesting..
My parents (Hispanic) drove through Oregon in the mid 1960’s. My mom still talks about it, said a diner they stopped in ignored them until it became apparent they had no intentions of leaving. They thought the service just sucked but looking back they believe it was because of them being Hispanic. Said they got the same uncomfortable stares at other places during their trip.
My dad ending up buying land up there, that was purpose of their trip, but can’t build on it because it’s considered swampland or something like that!