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Interesting Data About Washington State

- The state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president.
- Seattle is home to the first revolving restaurant, 1961.
- Washington state produces more apples than any other state in the union.
- Washington state has more glaciers than the other 47 contiguous states combined.
- Washington state's capitol building was the last state capitol building to be built with a rotunda.
- Everett is the site of the world's largest building, Boeing's final assembly plant
- Medina is the home of the United States wealthiest man, Microsoft's Bill Gates.
- The Northwestern most point in the contiguous U.S. is Cape Flattery on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
- King county the largest county in Washington was originally named after William R. King, Vice President under Franklin Pierce; it was renamed in 1986, after civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Microsoft Corporation is located in Redmond.



- Before it became a state, the territory was called Columbia (named after the Columbia River). When it was granted statehood, the name was changed to Washington, supposedly so people wouldn't confuse it with The District of Columbia.
- The highest point in Washington is Mount Rainier. It was named after Peter Rainier, a British soldier who fought against the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
- The Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge at Evergreen Point is the longest floating bridge in the world. The bridge connects Seattle and Medina across Lake Washington.
- Washington is the birthplace of both Jimi Hendrix (Seattle) and Bing Crosby (Tacoma).
- The oldest operating gas station in the United States is in Zillah.
- Washington's state insect is the Green Darner Dragonfly.
- The world's first soft-serve ice cream machine was located in an Olympia Dairy Queen.
- Starbucks, the biggest coffee chain in the world was founded in Seattle.
- Spokane was the smallest city in size to host a World's Fair. - 1974.

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Washington State Trivia
Capital City:
Olympia
Area: 71,303 sq.mi.
Land: 66,582 sq.mi.
Water: 4,721 sq.mi.
Coastline: 157 mi.
Shoreline: 3,026 mi.
Area Codes: 206-253-360-425-
509
Bird: Willow Goldfinch
Flower: Pink Rhododendron
Highest Point: 14,410 feet
Lowest Point: Sea level
Soil: Washington Tokul
Tree: Western Hemlock
Largest Cities: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue, Everett, Federal Way, Kent, Yakima, Bellingham
Nickname: The Evergreen State
Population: 5,894,121
Economy:
Agriculture:
Seafood, dairy products, apples, cattle, wheat, potatoes, nursery stock
Industry: Aerospace, software development, food processing, paper products, lumber and wood products, chemical products, tourism


Washington State Flag

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.

 
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