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NICK NAME | Evergreen State | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Olympia | |
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LARGEST CITY | Seattle | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Spokane | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | King | |
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AREA | 71,303 sq. miles; 66,582 sq. miles land, 4,721 sq. miles water. (18th state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 14,410 ft., Mount Rainier (Pierce County) | |
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LOWEST POINT | sea level along the Pacific coast | |
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ABBREVIATION | WA (postal); Wash. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 206, 253, 360, 425, 509 | |
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TIME ZONE | Pacific | |
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PART OF REGION | Pacific Coast | |
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ADMISSION DATE | November 11, 1889 (42nd State) | |
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LOCATION | In the northwestern United States on the Pacific Ocean, bordering Oregon, Idaho, and the Canadian Province of British Columbia. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | For George Washington (1732 - 99), first U.S. President. The name Columbia was originally suggested for the territory, but the present name was chosen because the District of Columbia already existed but no territory name honored the national hero. | |
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STATE BIRD | Willow Goldfinch (Spinus tristis salicamans) | |
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STATE COLOR | Green & Gold | |
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STATE DANCE | Square Dance | |
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STATE FISH | Steelhead Trout (Salmo gairdnerii) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Coast Rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) | |
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STATE FOLK SONG | "Roll on, Columbia, Roll on" | |
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STATE FRUIT | Apple | |
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STATE GRASS | Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum) | |
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STATE SHIP | Container Ship "President Washington" | |
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STATE SONG | "Washington, My Home" | |
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STATE STONE | Petrified Wood | |
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STATE TREE | Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) | |
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STATE MOTTO | Alki. (Indian for "By and By") |
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