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Facts About Washington
Facts About WashingtonState Flag:
State Motto: "Alki" (By and By)
State Capital: Olympia
State Abbreviation: WA
State Name of Residents: Washingtonians
Date it Entered the Union: November 11, 1889; became the 42nd state in the United States
State Size: 71,303 square miles; 18th biggest state in the United States
State Colors: Dark Green and Yellow
State Song: Washington, My Home
State Dance: Square dance
State Nick Name: The Evergreen State
State Tree: Western hemlock
State Flower: Coast rhododendron
State Fruit: Apple
State Vegetable: Walla Walla Sweet Onion
State Grass: Bluebunch Wheatgrass
State Bird: Goldfinch
State Fish: Steelhead trout
State Fossil: Columbian Mammoth
State Insect: Green darner dragonfly
State Gem Stone: Petrified wood
State Ship: The "President Washington"
State Major Rivers: Columbia River, Snake River, Yakima River
State Major Lakes: Lake Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lake Washington
State Highest Point: Mt. Rainier - 14,410 feet (4,392 m) above sea level
State Bordering States: Idaho, Oregon
State Bordering Country: Canada
State Bordering Body of Water: Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound
State Name Origin: This state is named after the first president of the United States; George Washington
State Largest City: Seattle
State Largest Cities:
* Seattle * Spokane * Tacoma * Vancouver * Bellevue * Everett * Yakima * Kent * Federal Way * Bellingham *State Number of Counties: 39
State List of Counties:
* Adams * Asotin * Benton County * Chelan * Clallam * Clark * Columbia * Cowlitz * Douglas * Ferry * Franklin * Garfield * Grant * Grays Harbor * Island * Jefferson * King * Kitsap * Kittitas * Klickitat * Lewis * Lincoln * Mason * Okanogan * Pacific * Pend Oreille * Pierce * San Juan * Skagit * Skamania * Snohomish * Spokane * Stevens * Thurston * Wahkiakum * Walla Walla * Whatcom * Whitman * Yakima *Map of Washington:
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