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Official State Web Site
1.leg.wa.gov/legislature
In 1853, the
Washington Territory was formed from part of the Oregon Territory. Named in
honor of George Washington, Washington was the 42nd state to join the Union,
in 1889. Its coastal location and Puget Sound harbors give it a leading role
in trade with Alaska, Canada, and the Pacific Rim. The state has two major
mountain ranges--the 7,000-foot Olympic Mountains surrounded by temperate
rain forest on the peninsula west of Puget Sound, and the more majestic
Cascade Range, which boasts the 14,410-foot Mount Rainier and the volcanic
Mount St. Helens, which erupted twice in the 1980s. Although the capital is
Olympia, most people live in the metropolitan areas of Seattle-Everett and
Tacoma. The state tree of the "Evergreen State" is the western
hemlock, and the flower is the western rhododendron.
| Capital City: | Olympia |
| Nickname: | Evergreen State |
| Motto: | Alki (By and By) |
| Statehood: | November 11, 1889 (42nd) |
| Origin of State's Name: | Named after George Washington |
| Largest Cities: | Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett |
| Border States: | Idaho, Oregon |
| Land Area: | 66,582 sq. mi., 20th largest |
| State Bird: | Willow Goldfinch |
| State Flower: | Western Rhododendron (rhododendron macrophyllum) |
| State Tree: | Western Hemlock (tsuga heterophylla) |
| State Song: | Washington, My Home |
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