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Washington State is named for George Washington, the first American President.
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Washington's state nickname is 'The Evergreen State'.
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The state motto for Washington is 'Alki' which means 'By and By'.
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Washington's state song is 'Washington, My Home'.
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Washington residents are referred to as Washingtonians.
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Washington's capital city is Olympia and its largest city is Seattle.
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Washington's state flag was adopted in 1923, and features George Washington's image in the center.
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Washington's state bird is the willow goldfinch and the state insect is the green darner dragonfly.
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Washington's state fish is the steelhead trout and the state fossil is the Columbian mammoth.
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Washington's state flower is the coast rhododendron and the state tree is the western hemlock.
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The state fruit for Washington is the apple and the state vegetable is the Walla Walla sweet onion.
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Washington's state ship is the 'President Washington', one of the largest container ships ever built in America. It is 860 feet in length.
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Major rivers in Washington include the Yakima River, Snake River and the Columbia River.
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Major lakes in Washington include Lake Washington, and Lake Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Washington borders the Pacific Ocean and Puget Sound.
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Major agriculture includes fruit, berries, wheat, cattle, nuts, lentils, peas, hops, apricots, asparagus, grapes and both peppermint and spearmint oil.
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Major industry includes tourism, lumber, hydro-electric power, software, aircraft and missiles, chemicals and machinery.
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More apples are grown in Washington State than in any other U.S. state.
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The world's largest building, Boeing's assembly plant, is located in Everett, Washington.
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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and one of the world's wealthiest men, lives in Medina, Washington.
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Microsoft is located in Redmond, Washington.
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Washington is also home to Whitepages.com, Classmates.com and Amazon.com.
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Zillah, Washington is home to the oldest operating gas station.
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Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington.
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Mount St. Helens is located in Washington. In 1980 it erupted and blew apart a major portion of the top of the volcano.
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Washington State does not charge personal income tax.
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Four out of five of the longest floating bridges in the world are located in Washington.
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The games Cranium, Pickle-ball and Pictionary were invented in Washington.
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Spokane, Washington hosted the World's Fair in 1974. It was the smallest city to host the World's Fair.
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Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington.
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Bing Crosby was born in Tacoma, Washington.
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