(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)WASHINGTON (cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43) THE EVERGREEN STATE Washington is named after George Washington the nation’s first president It is the only state named after a United States president Some people confuse it for the nation’s capital Washington DC For that reason Washington is often called the state of Washington or Washington state More than half of Washington’s citizens live in the bustling Seattle Seattle’s famous Space Needle stands 605 feet 184 m tall area There is plenty to do in the big city including taking a breathtaking ride on the Space Needle but Washingtonians are nature lovers They love filling their lungs with fresh mountain air or strolling across miles of beaches along the Pacific Ocean coast Much of Washington is heavily forested especially west of the Cascade Range There are dense woods filled with evergreen trees such as Douglas fir and ponderosa pine Frequent rainfall helps foliage grow on the forest floor even in the drier summer months That is why Washington is nicknamed The Evergreen State 4 WASHINGTON
(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)WASHINGTON (cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43) QUICK FACTS Name Washington is named after George Washington the first president of the United States State Capital Olympia population 50,302 Date of Statehood November 11 1889 42nd state Population 7,170,351 13th-most populous state Area Total Land and Water 71,298 square miles 184,661 sq km 18th-largest state Largest City Seattle population 684,451 Nickname The Evergreen State Motto Alki Into the Future By and By State Bird Willow Goldfinch State Flower Coast Rhododendron 6 WASHINGTON
(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43) State Gem Petrified Wood State Tree Western Hemlock State Song Washington My Home Highest Point Mount Rainier 14,411 feet 4,392 m Lowest Point Pacific Ocean 0 feet 0 m Average July High Temperature 78 F 26 C Record High Temperature 118 F 48 C at Ice Harbor Dam near Pasco on August 5 1961 Average January Low Temperature 26 F 3 C Mount Rainier Record Low Temperature 48 F 44 C in Mazama on December 30 1968 Average Annual Precipitation Varies greatly across the state 109 inches 277 cm in the West Olympic Coast region 8 inches 20 cm in the Yakima area Pacific Ocean Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 10 U S Postal Service Abbreviation WA QUICK FACTS 7
