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The creation of a plat map is also an important step in the process of incorporating a town or city according to United States law. Because the process of incorporation must be done at a courthouse, the incorporation papers for many American cities may be stored hundred of miles away in another state: for example, the original plat for the city of San Francisco, filed in 1849, is kept at the Clackamas County courthouse in Oregon City, Oregon, then the capital of Oregon TerritoryOregon Territory, as originally organized, in 1848 Oregon Territory (blue) with Washington Territory (green) in 1853 State of Oregon (blue) with Washington Territory (green) in 1859 The Oregon Territory is the name applied both to the unorganized Oregon C and the site of closest federal land office. ( CaliforniaCalifornia is a state located in the western United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The most populous and third largest state in the U. California is both physically and demographically diverse. The state's official nickname is "The Golden State", wh did not become part of the United States until 1850Events January 4 The first American ice-skating club is formed ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). January 29 Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress February 28 University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah March 7 United.)