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'''Oregon''', officially the '''Republic of Oregon''', was an attempted republic designed by [[BetaPlain]].  The nation was intended to be created via vote gold and a generous donation from the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadian]] treasury.  The nation was endorsed by [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]], however most of its planning was done by [[BetaPlain]].  The capital of Oregon was intended to be the town of [[Nova:Portland (BetaPlain)|Portland]], which was already founded.  The nation was never created because the town of [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Bend]] or [[Nova:Portland (BetaPlain)|Portland]] were not successful, and funding for the nation was never received from [[EstiQT|Estonian_Mapping]].
'''Oregon''', officially the '''Republic of Oregon''', was an attempted republic designed by [[BetaPlain]].  The nation was intended to be created via vote gold and a generous donation from the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadian]] treasury.  The nation was endorsed by [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] and much planning was done by [[BetaPlain]].  The capital of Oregon was intended to be the town of [[Nova:Portland (BetaPlain)|Portland]], which was already founded.  The nation was never created because the town of [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Bend]] or [[Nova:Portland (BetaPlain)|Portland]] were not successful.


==History==
==History==
'''Early Planning'''
'''Origins'''


[[BetaPlain]] intended to continue [[Republic of Southwest Alaska (Nova)|his ambitions to form a nation]] onto [[Terra Aurora]].  [[BetaPlain]] made his ambitions clear to [[PesosInhaler]], who took the time to greet him upon joining the server.  [[BetaPlain]] selected a place to create the town and pictured designed future borders for the Baja Soviet Republic.
During late 2019, player [[BetaPlain]] quickly became disillusioned with his town of [[Newburn (Nova)|Newburn]], after many attempted but unsuccessful attempts at creating a nation.  [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]], president of [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadia]] and looking to expand [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadia's]] influence, contacted [[BetaPlain]] during this troubling time and offered that he would found the nation of Oregon via gold from the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadian]] treasury.


'''Founding of Tijuana'''
'''Early Planning'''
 
When Tijuana was founded, [[BetaPlain]] did not ask for a [[Aurora:California|Californian]] flag despite the fact that [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]] joined [[Aurora:California|California]].    [[BetaPlain]] prepared to reimburse player [[_Cubs]] who gifted [[BetaPlain]] gold to create [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]], but [[_Cubs]] was banned too early.


=== Further Planning for Baja ===
[[BetaPlain]] searched for a favorable location to found [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]], with the location of real-life [[wikipedia:Portland,_Oregon|Portland]] in mind.  While searching on the map, [[BetaPlain]] found the previous location of Bend, a town that had been abandoned.
The Baja Soviet Republic was intended to take the name Baja in the towny plugin.  The name, "Baja Soviet Republic," was chosen based off of the name, [https://the-new-order-last-days-of-europe.fandom.com/wiki/Kyrgyz_Socialist_Republic Kyrgyz Soviet Republic], from the [[wikipedia:Hearts_of_Iron_IV|HOI4]] mod [https://the-new-order-last-days-of-europe.fandom.com/wiki/The_New_Order:_Last_Days_of_Europe_Wiki The New Order].  [[BetaPlain]] liked this name because it was unique, compared to other potential options such as, "Baja Soviet Socialist Republic."


'''Flag'''
[[BetaPlain]] took it upon himself to personally survey the area, which he found favorable to found [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] at.  [[BetaPlain]] was under the assumption that the town would expand North to reach the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]].


A flag was designed based off of various Soviet SSR flags, especially [[wikipedia:Flag_of_the_Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic|Ukraine's flag in real life]] and [https://the-new-order-last-days-of-europe.fandom.com/wiki/Irkutsk Irkutsk's flag] in the [[wikipedia:Hearts_of_Iron_IV|HOI4]] mod [https://the-new-order-last-days-of-europe.fandom.com/wiki/The_New_Order:_Last_Days_of_Europe_Wiki The New Order].  The blue in the flag was designed to represent the Pacific Ocean and the water in the [[Gulf of California]], and the yellow was designed to represent the sand present in [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana's]] founding location, and on the beaches of Baja California.  Finally, the red background and the hammer and sickle were chosen due to it's presence in other Soviet SSR flags, creating an iconic look.
'''Founding of Portland'''


New towns who joined the Baja Soviet Republic were intended to be forced to implement a new flag design similar to the flag of [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]], where the town's coat of arms would be present on the right side and the Baja flag in the background.  This is similar to the town flags of [[BetaPlain|BetaPlain's]] [[Aleut (Nova)|Duchy of Aleut]] in [[Terra Nova]].
[[BetaPlain]] acquired the 64 gold necessary to found [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] by unknown means.  On 24 December 2019, the town of [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] was founded near the previous location of Bend.  [[BetaPlain]] decided to wait to found the nation of Oregon until the town had been developed further.


'''Coat of Arms'''
=== Problems with the Original Location ===
'''Ruins of Bend'''


The Baja Coat of Arms was selected from a Bing Images search, which yielded the Baja Coat of Arms on [https://thefutureofeuropes.fandom.com/wiki/Baja_California an alternative history fandom].
After [[BetaPlain]] began the development of the ruins of Bend, a problem arose that the town was too far from nearby settlements, and the overambition possessed by [[BetaPlain]] for the town quickly made [[BetaPlain]] realize the reality of the situation, that he did not have the time, resources, or motivation to develop the town effectively.


'''Discord Server'''
Additionally, [[BetaPlain]] entered into the agreement to found [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] while not possessing the discipline or motivation necessary to continue projects in the town's location, resulting in a lack of productivity.


[[BetaPlain]] created both a [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]] and Baja Soviet Republic discord server.  The Baja discord server was only created to the extent of channels and roles, and only [[EstiQT]] and chell27 were invited.
'''Location'''


[[BetaPlain]] also introduced the concept of Commissariats, based off the [[wikipedia:People's_Commissariat|real-life Soviet system]].
[[BetaPlain|BetaPlain's]] problems continued when the realization was made that the ruins of Bend were too far away from the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]], which served as the basis for much of his plans for [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]].  Eventually, development on [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] nearly completely ended and activity was limited to voting.


=== '''Sports Team''' ===
[[BetaPlain]] decided to expand the town North in a claim arm to the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]].  However, only a few days in, the cost to claim to the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]] from [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland's]] location was calculated, and it would require hundreds of gold, making it less expensive to create a new town at the desired location.


* ''Main article: [[Aurora:Baja Bears (Sports Team)|Baja Bears (Sports Team)]]''
'''Estonian_Mapping'''


The Baja Soviet Republic was intended to have a sports team, which would play in [[EFL]] and [[Formula 1]].  A new team mascot was chosen, the bear, after the [[wikipedia:Russian_Bear|Russian bear]], the symbol of Russia, which was formerly a communist state.
''This section may be biased towards [[BetaPlain|BetaPlain's]] point of view.''


The official team name was chosen as the "Baja Bears," and a new commissariat was created, titled "[[Aurora:People's Commissariat for Sportly Activities (Baja)|The People's Commissariat for Sportly Activities]]" to directly oversee the sports team.  [[BetaPlain]] did not enroll the sports team in either [[EFL]] or [[Formula 1]].
Despite the fact that [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] had not been developed much, [[BetaPlain]] looked to create the nation of Oregon, hoping it would incentivize himself to be more productive in the ruins of Bend.


A separate discord server was created for the Baja Bears with inspiration from the Alaska Orca's discord server.
[[BetaPlain]] requested the gold required to found Oregon from [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]], but [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] refused, citing that they did not have the required gold.  [[BetaPlain]] reminded [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] of their promise, but [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] never gave [[BetaPlain]] any gold.


On top of these things, plans were made for [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]] to host a [[Formula 1]] racetrack and potentially a football field.
'''Solution to these Problems'''
==Government==
The government of the Baja Soviet Republic was to be the executive and administrative organ in the attempted Baja Soviet Republic.


The government was intended to be led by a general secretary, officially The General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Baja Soviet Republic, similar to the [[wikipedia:Government_of_the_Soviet_Union|system present in the real-life]] [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]]. The general secretary was nominated by [[BetaPlain]] himself, in the event that [[BetaPlain]] left the server.  The government was officially run by the Communist Party of the Baja Soviet Republic, which was also led by [[BetaPlain]], and the party had direct rule over all state affairs.  The first government was intended to be led by [[BetaPlain]].
[[BetaPlain]] figured the solution to both of the above problems was to recreate the town on the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]]. However, [[BetaPlain]] was not sure of this decision, which implored him to create a proposal in [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland's]] town discord to ask the community if the town should be moved.


== Communist Party of the Baja Soviet Republic ==
The proposal had a unanimous yes vote, which reassured [[BetaPlain]] that his decision was better.  On top of this, [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] fully supported the decision, and asked [[BetaPlain]] to sell the town to a nearby resident, Chrysoprasus.
The Communist Party of the Baja Soviet Republic was intended to be the main political party in the Baja Soviet Republic.  The Baja Soviet Republic was intended to be a one party state.  The Communist Party was headed by [[BetaPlain]] and oversaw all state affairs.[[File:Internal Security Directorate Logo.png|thumb|252x252px|Logo of the Internal Security Directorate.]]
[[File:Town Proposal of Portland to move it.png|none|thumb|480x480px|The proposal sent to the Portland town discord to recreate Portland on the Columbia River.]]


== Internal Security Directorate ==
===New Portland Location===
On 9 December 2020, the town of [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] was renamed to Bend and was sold to player Chrysoprasus.  On the same day, [[BetaPlain]] founded the new town of [[Nova:Bend (BetaPlain)|Portland]] on the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]].


* ''Main article: [[Aurora:Internal Security Directorate (Baja Soviet Republic)|Internal Security Directorate (Baja Soviet Republic)]]''
'''Problems Arise with the New Location'''


The Baja Soviet Republic was intended to have a secret police organization known as the Internal Security Directorate, or ISD for short.  A logo was created specifically for this organization by [[BetaPlain]], drawing influence from the real-life [[wikipedia:NKVD#/media/File:NKVD_Emblem_(Gradient).svg|NKVD logo]].  The Internal Security Directorate was based off the real-life [[wikipedia:NKVD|NKVD]], the [[wikipedia:KGB|KGB]], and the secret police with the same name, present in the [[wikipedia:Hearts_of_Iron_IV|HOI4]] mod [https://the-new-order-last-days-of-europe.fandom.com/wiki/The_New_Order:_Last_Days_of_Europe_Wiki The New Order] when playing as the [https://the-new-order-last-days-of-europe.fandom.com/wiki/Omsk Siberian Black League], although the reference to this secret police organization can only be found very scarcely.
Early in the development of the new [[Nova:Portland (BetaPlain)|Portland]] location, [[BetaPlain]] noticed the local ''Kaye's National Park''.  [[BetaPlain]] asked about it on the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadian]] discord, and it was revealed to him that he was not allowed to build or remove anything in the national park without direct approval from the Secretary of Development.  


The Internal Security Directorate was intended to have constitutional powers to arrest any person in the nation for any reason. On top of this, the ISD was intended to perform various counter-espionage, domestic espionage and foreign espionage activities.
Then Secretary of Development, DMKBoyz, did not respond when [[BetaPlain]] asked whether he was allowed to develop the land.  
[[File:Daye's National Park Viewing Post.png|thumb|280x280px|A view of Daye's National Park from it's viewing post on the opposite side of the Columbia River.]]
'''Other Developments'''


The Internal Security Directorate was led by the Director of the ISD, who answered directly to the General Secretary.  The first Director was [[BetaPlain]], due to the lack of potential members in the organization.
[[BetaPlain]] began development on creating quays on the side of the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]], to prepare it for future development on either side while he was waiting for approval from the Secretary of Development.


== Union with nearby Communist States ==
'''Flag'''
During the early planning and development of the Baja Soviet Republic, [[BetaPlain]] envisioned a union of communist states, similar to the [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]], to create a federation of nations near the location of [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]].  Although extensive planning for a union did not occur, the union was intended to take inspiration from the [[Union of South American Socialist Republics]] and the nation of [[Aurora:Cuba|Cuba]], which were both communist states at this time.  On top of this, inspiration arose from the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] on [[Terra Nova]], of which [[BetaPlain]] had been involved with before.


The government of the union would involve all member nations, however the Baja Soviet Republic would have the final say in all matters.
[[BetaPlain]] never finalized a flag design for Oregon, but he knew he wasn't going to use the [[wikipedia:Flag_of_Oregon|real-life Oregon flag]].  [[BetaPlain]] recognized that the beaver was used in many alternative flag designs for Oregon, and intended to use a beaver in his new flag designed.


==Internationale==
[[BetaPlain]] contacted leader of [[Haida]] and fellow [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadian]], probably 32Oreo to design a flag.  The two never came to an agreement and a flag was never designed.  
[[File:Internationale Logo.png|thumb|180x180px|Logo of the Internationale.]]
BetaPlain sought to create an international association of communist nations with inspirations from both real-life [[wikipedia:NATO|NATO]] and the [[wikipedia:Communist_International|Communist International]].  The name of the association was to be Internationale, the French version of the word "international" and the name of the song [[wikipedia:The_Internationale|"The Internationale"]], to make it distinct from the Communist Internationale of the real world.  The logo for the communist international was taken from the real-life logo for the Communist International.


BetaPlain wanted the leader of the Communist International to be the Baja Soviet Republic.  Other inspirations for the Internationale were drawn from the [[wikipedia:Hearts_of_Iron_IV|HOI4]] mod [https://the-new-order-last-days-of-europe.fandom.com/wiki/The_New_Order:_Last_Days_of_Europe_Wiki The New Order]'s COMECON system for communist nations.
===End of the Oregon Idea===
 
[[Nova:Portland (BetaPlain)|Portland]] was disbanded sometime later, ranging from a few months or weeks.  Without funding from [[EstiQT|Estonian_Mapping]], and without being able to expand the town due to Daye's National Park, [[BetaPlain]] disbanded the town and probably returned to [[Newburn (Nova)|Newburn]].
'''Discord Server'''
==Government==
 
The government of the Republic of Oregon was intended to consist of a representative democracy similar to the [[wikipedia:United_States|United States]].  The government was intended to initially see [[BetaPlain]] as the first president, then to continue where all nation members could run for and vote for presidential candidacy.
Much of the Internationale's planning was undertaken while creating the discord server.  The development of the discord server was initially copied from the one designed for the Baja Soviet Republic discord server, and then edited.
 
'''Articles'''
 
* ''Associated link: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lggV5tEJ5EhVGMFG_wjmACIaRyp4Xc6VX4vbe5rn1-o/edit?usp=sharing Articles of the Internationale Treaty, Updated 3/2/2023]''
 
The Internationale was intended to have various articles, similar to the [https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm articles of NATO].  These articles were to be the founding principles of the organization, and every member was required to agree to uphold these values.
 
'''Permanent Security Council'''
 
The Internationale was intended to host a permanent security council, inspired from the [[wikipedia:United_Nations_Security_Council|UN's permanent security council]], to promote peace among member nations and to protect Internationale members from outsiders.


The Permanent Security Council was responsible for keeping security both between member nations and with outsiders to the organization.  The Permanent Security Council was intended to have a variety of requirements, but these were never specified.  The Permanent Security Council was also responsible for resolving disputes between member nations, and member nations were intended to have the ability to propose issues to the Security Council, where solutions could be discussed.  Finally, the Permanent Security Council was responsible to oversee programs in the Internationale, more information on programs can be found in the appropriate section.
[[BetaPlain]] intended to keep at least an influential role in the government, even if he was unelected President.


The Permanent Security Council was also intended to be responsible for coordinating the combined militaries in the event that [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lggV5tEJ5EhVGMFG_wjmACIaRyp4Xc6VX4vbe5rn1-o/edit?usp=sharing Article III of the Internationale Treaty] was invoked.  On top of this, the Permanent Security Council was intended to make up the majority of the combined militaries of the Internationale.
'''Internationale Development Bank'''
[[File:Internationale investment bank.png|thumb|Logo of the Internationale Investment Bank.]]
The Internationale was intended to host a development bank, where large loans could be given to nations, players, or organizations.  The decision was made that the development bank would have it's own discord server, and a new logo was made taken from a "Global Investment Bank and Capital Trust" image found online.
The investment bank was intended to allow loans to non-members of the Internationale, but Internationale members would be given a unique discount for loans.  To incentivize larger loans, a requirement was made that loan requests must exceed at least 20 gold.
[[BetaPlain]] also created an independent EarthMC Credit Association to assist loan-givers, such as banks, in determining credit rates for players on EarthMC, similar to EarthMC Scam Protection in that it was intended to be universal.
'''Requirements'''
There were various requirements to join the Internationale, they were as follows:
'''''I.''' All potential member nations must have a communist or socialist government in place or must have socialist elements in their government.''
'''''II.''' All potential member nations must vow that capitalists are the worst threat to the working classes, and that such a disgusting economic system must be destroyed    at all costs.''
'''''III.''' All potential member nations must vow to protect their fellow communist comrades in the Internationale in the event of substantial economic strife.''
'''''IV.''' All potential member nations must vow that they will follow all articles of the Internationale treaty.''
On top of this, all potential member nations must be accepted by all members of the Internationale.  Although not much clarification was given, some nations could be discounted if they were inactive or did not respond for a few days.
'''Programs'''
The Internationale was intended to have multiple programs to support it's member nations.  Member nations were intended to be allowed to propose programs, or opt out of them.  It was the duty of the Permanent Security Council to uphold these programs and insure that they were running effectively.
==Military==
==Military==
The military of the Baja Soviet Republic was intended to be made up entirely of mercenaries, specifically the [https://discord.gg/9r4ZeDb Revenge] mercenary group.  During [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana's]] involvement with the [[Aurora:California|Californian Republic]], [[BetaPlain]] considered hiring [https://discord.gg/9r4ZeDb Revenge] to fight an independence war against [[Aurora:California|California]].  This was considered because [[Aurora:Oregon|Oregon]] had broken away from [[Aurora:California|California]] and the [[Aurora:California|Californian]] government made an announcement that it desired to fight an independence war with [[Aurora:Oregon|Oregon]], but they had refused.  [[BetaPlain]] considered fighting a war for honor and glory to his new republic, and to bring it much needed attention if it were founded.
[[BetaPlain]] did not plan an armed forces for Oregon, because protection would derive from the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]].
[[File:Oregon war for independence.png|none|thumb|800x800px|Oregon's declination of an independence war against California.]]
==Buildings ==
 
The town of [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Bend]] was intended to host a city hall and a presidential palace, as long as other governmental buildings.  A large shopping and tourism center was intended to be developed along the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]].[[File:City Hall prototype.jpeg|thumb|An example of what a city hall in [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Bend]] could look like.|none|180x180px]]
==Buildings==
The nation was intended to build a canal across the Baja California peninsula, to make trade and access easier to towns in the [[Gulf of California]].  Early planning for the canal began before [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]] was founded while [[BetaPlain]] was talking with [[PesosInhaler]].
[[File:Baja Canal.png|none|thumb|120x120px|Intended location for a canal across Baja California.]]
'''Buildings in Tijuana'''
 
* ''Main article: [[Tijuana (Aurora)#Buildings|Tijuana - Buildings]]''
 
[[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]] hosted one building, which would the only building present if the Baja Soviet Republic was immediately founded.[[File:Tijuana Main Building.png|thumb|300x300px|The Main building constructed in Tijuana.|none]]
==Notable People==
==Notable People==
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==See Also==
==See Also==


* [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]]
*[[Newburn (Nova)|Newburn]]
* [[Windemere (Aurora)|Windemere]]
*[[BetaPlain]]
* [[BetaPlain]]
*[[EstiQT]]
*[[Republic of Southwest Alaska (Nova)|Southwest Alaska]]

Revision as of 20:41, 21 March 2023

Template:EnhancedNationEnhancedEnhanced Oregon, officially the Republic of Oregon, was an attempted republic designed by BetaPlain. The nation was intended to be created via vote gold and a generous donation from the Cascadian treasury. The nation was endorsed by Estonian Mapping, however most of its planning was done by BetaPlain. The capital of Oregon was intended to be the town of Portland, which was already founded. The nation was never created because the town of Bend or Portland were not successful, and funding for the nation was never received from Estonian_Mapping.

History

Origins

During late 2019, player BetaPlain quickly became disillusioned with his town of Newburn, after many attempted but unsuccessful attempts at creating a nation. Estonian Mapping, president of Cascadia and looking to expand Cascadia's influence, contacted BetaPlain during this troubling time and offered that he would found the nation of Oregon via gold from the Cascadian treasury.

Early Planning

BetaPlain searched for a favorable location to found Portland, with the location of real-life Portland in mind. While searching on the map, BetaPlain found the previous location of Bend, a town that had been abandoned.

BetaPlain took it upon himself to personally survey the area, which he found favorable to found Portland at. BetaPlain was under the assumption that the town would expand North to reach the Columbia River.

Founding of Portland

BetaPlain acquired the 64 gold necessary to found Portland by unknown means. On 24 December 2019, the town of Portland was founded near the previous location of Bend. BetaPlain decided to wait to found the nation of Oregon until the town had been developed further.

Problems with the Original Location

Ruins of Bend

After BetaPlain began the development of the ruins of Bend, a problem arose that the town was too far from nearby settlements, and the overambition possessed by BetaPlain for the town quickly made BetaPlain realize the reality of the situation, that he did not have the time, resources, or motivation to develop the town effectively.

Additionally, BetaPlain entered into the agreement to found Portland while not possessing the discipline or motivation necessary to continue projects in the town's location, resulting in a lack of productivity.

Location

BetaPlain's problems continued when the realization was made that the ruins of Bend were too far away from the Columbia River, which served as the basis for much of his plans for Portland. Eventually, development on Portland nearly completely ended and activity was limited to voting.

BetaPlain decided to expand the town North in a claim arm to the Columbia River. However, only a few days in, the cost to claim to the Columbia River from Portland's location was calculated, and it would require hundreds of gold, making it less expensive to create a new town at the desired location.

Estonian_Mapping

This section may be biased towards BetaPlain's point of view.

Despite the fact that Portland had not been developed much, BetaPlain looked to create the nation of Oregon, hoping it would incentivize himself to be more productive in the ruins of Bend.

BetaPlain requested the gold required to found Oregon from Estonian Mapping, but Estonian Mapping refused, citing that they did not have the required gold. BetaPlain reminded Estonian Mapping of their promise, but Estonian Mapping never gave BetaPlain any gold.

Solution to these Problems

BetaPlain figured the solution to both of the above problems was to recreate the town on the Columbia River. However, BetaPlain was not sure of this decision, which implored him to create a proposal in Portland's town discord to ask the community if the town should be moved.

The proposal had a unanimous yes vote, which reassured BetaPlain that his decision was better. On top of this, Estonian Mapping fully supported the decision, and asked BetaPlain to sell the town to a nearby resident, Chrysoprasus.

The proposal sent to the Portland town discord to recreate Portland on the Columbia River.

New Portland Location

On 9 December 2020, the town of Portland was renamed to Bend and was sold to player Chrysoprasus. On the same day, BetaPlain founded the new town of Portland on the Columbia River.

Problems Arise with the New Location

Early in the development of the new Portland location, BetaPlain noticed the local Kaye's National Park. BetaPlain asked about it on the Cascadian discord, and it was revealed to him that he was not allowed to build or remove anything in the national park without direct approval from the Secretary of Development.

Then Secretary of Development, DMKBoyz, did not respond when BetaPlain asked whether he was allowed to develop the land.

A view of Daye's National Park from it's viewing post on the opposite side of the Columbia River.

Other Developments

BetaPlain began development on creating quays on the side of the Columbia River, to prepare it for future development on either side while he was waiting for approval from the Secretary of Development.

Flag

BetaPlain never finalized a flag design for Oregon, but he knew he wasn't going to use the real-life Oregon flag. BetaPlain recognized that the beaver was used in many alternative flag designs for Oregon, and intended to use a beaver in his new flag designed.

BetaPlain contacted leader of Haida and fellow Cascadian, probably 32Oreo to design a flag. The two never came to an agreement and a flag was never designed.

End of the Oregon Idea

Portland was disbanded sometime later, ranging from a few months or weeks. Without funding from Estonian_Mapping, and without being able to expand the town due to Daye's National Park, BetaPlain disbanded the town and probably returned to Newburn.

Government

The government of the Republic of Oregon was intended to consist of a representative democracy similar to the United States. The government was intended to initially see BetaPlain as the first president, then to continue where all nation members could run for and vote for presidential candidacy.

BetaPlain intended to keep at least an influential role in the government, even if he was unelected President.

Military

BetaPlain did not plan an armed forces for Oregon, because protection would derive from the Republic of Cascadia.

Buildings

The town of Bend was intended to host a city hall and a presidential palace, as long as other governmental buildings. A large shopping and tourism center was intended to be developed along the Columbia River.

An example of what a city hall in Bend could look like.

Notable People

Name Rank
BetaPlain.png BetaPlain 1st President
EstiQT in 2020.png Estonian_Mapping Influenced BetaPlain to start project

See Also

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