| WASHINGTON
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| SEATTLE |
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| AREA |
(land) 66,544 sq miles (water) 4,721 sq miles (TOTAL) 71,265 sq miles |
| CAPITAL |
Olympia |
| FAMOUS DATES
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Organized as territory: March 2, 1853 , Entered Union (rank): Nov. 11, 1889 (42),
Present constitution adopted: 1889
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| LOCATION
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47.041N, 122.893W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
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(average) 1,692 ft. . |
| HIGHEST
POINT |
Mt. Rainier; 14,410 feet, 4th |
| LOWEST
POINT |
Pacific coast, sea level, 3rd |
| COUNTIES |
39 |
| COASTLINE |
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| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
approximately 11 miles to the west-southwest of Wenatchee, in Chelan County |
| STATE FOSSIL
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Columbian mammoth (1998) |
| STATE GRASS
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bluebunch wheatgrass (1989) |
| STATE REPTILE
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| STATE ROCK
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| STATE GEMSTONE
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petrified wood (1975) |
| STATE FLAG
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The state flag and the state seal are similar. Passed in 1923, Washington state law describes the flag as having dark green bunting with a state seal in the center. It is the only state flag that is green. It is also the only state flag with a picture of a president. |
| STATE COLORS
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green and gold (1925) |
| STATE SEAL
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| STATE SLOGAN
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Help! We're Overrun By Nerds And Slackers! |
| STATE
MOTTO
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Al-Ki (Indian word meaning “by and by”) |
| STATE SONG
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“Washington, My Home” (1959) |
| STATE TREE
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western hemlock (1947) |
| STATE BIRD
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willow goldfinch (1951) |
| STATE ANIMAL
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| STATE FISH
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steelhead trout (1969) |
| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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Evergreen State |
| STATE FLOWER
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coast rhododendron (1892) |
| BORDERING
STATES
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Idaho Oregon |
