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Interesting Facts ~ Washington is the 13th most populous and the 18th most extensive of the 50 states ~ ~The state attained statehood on November 11, 1889, becoming the 42nd state to join the union ~ ~ Seattle’s Space Needle (observation tower) is recognizable by people from around the world ~ ~ Seattle hosted the World’s Fair in 1962 which caused the Space Needle being built at 605 ft ~ ~ Panama Hotel in Seattle has the last remaining Japanese bathhouse in the USA ~ ~ Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain was founded in Seattle ~ ~ Mount Baker is home to 1 of 20 ski resorts in the state ~ ~ Mount St. Helens, one of the 10 volcanoes in Washington state (5 of which are active) ~ ~ Mt St Helens erupted 5/18/1980, most remembered volcanic eruption in US history ~ ~ Airplane manufacturer Boeing was started in Seattle, Washington in 1916 ~ ~ Jeff Bezos started Amazon from his garage in Bellevue in 1994 ~ ~ Besides apples, state is known for its production of raspberries, cherries, and spearmint oil ~ ~ World-famous parcel delivery service UPS started in Seattle in 1907 ~ ~ First Costco Warehouse opened in Seattle in 1983 ~ ~ First decided that Father’s Day would be celebrated worldwide in Washington state in 1910 ~ ~ State has 29 federally recognized Native American tribes ~ ~ State postal abbreviation is WA ~ State residents are called Washingtonians ~ ~ State is often referred to as “Washington state” to distinguish it from Washington, D.C. ~ ~ State nickname is the Evergreen State ~ State official fruit is the apple ~ ~ State has two official mammals, the orca and the Olympic marmot ~ ~ State official stone is petrified wood ~ State is only state named after a president ~ ~ State has around 200 major islands ~ State is home to 24 national historic landmarks ~ ~ State has 3 national parks: Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks ~ ~ State highest point is Mt. Rainier, a stratovolcano, at 14,410 feet (4,392.17 meters) ~ ~ State has 4 permanent floating bridges with very few of them world wide ~ ~ State doesn’t levy a personal income tax, making it one of nine states not to do so ~ ~ State was the top lumber producing state in the USA by 1905 ~ ~ Space Needle opened in 1961, including the world’s first revolving restaurant ~ ~ Spokane became the smallest city to host the World’s Fair in 1974 ~ ~ In 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore its newly acquired territories arrived ~ ~ Jan 1, 2026, state adopted the highest state minimum wage in the nation at $17.13/hour ~ ~ San Juan Island was occupied opposing forces, America and Britain for 12 years, 1859 to 1872 ~ ~ Roots of Microsoft also began in Seattle, where Bill Gates and Paul Allen grew up ~ ~~~~~~~~ |
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