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Washington's official flag
was adopted in 1923. The flag
has a deep green background
with the state seal in the center.
The state seal pictures George
Washington, the first president
of the United States. "THE
SEAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON"
is written in black on the yellow
band surrounding George Washington.
The state seal was designed
in 1889 by Charles Talcott.
This is the only US state flag
that pictures a president and
the only one with a green background.
Washington became a state on
Nov. 11, 1889 as the 42nd state.
Washington is located in the
Pacific Northwest and is the
only state to be named after
a U.S. President, our first
president George Washington.
It is bordered on the north
by the Canada province of British
Columbia, to the south is Oregon,
to the east Idaho, and on the
west by the Pacific Ocean. The
capital city is Olympia and
largest city is Seattle.
The Northwest State of Washington
is a beautiful state with glaciated
mountains and forest-lands in
the west and the Rocky Mountains
and plains in the eastern areas.
The many forests full of great
fir and pine make it known to
be the Evergreen State.
The State of Washington is
very important because it has
many ports and is a major gateway
to The Pacific Rim and East
Asia. Even though the pacific
coastline is only about 175
miles, fishing is a major industry
and the boats bring in salmon,
halibut, trout, perch, tuna,
cod, shrimp, and crabs. Washington
is #-1 in its salmon catch.
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.
The climate is different throughout
the state because of the Cascades
which divide it into two parts.
This causes the western part
to be wet and mild due to the
winds coming from the Pacific.
It is dry with hot summers and
colder winters in the East.
Water is Washington’s
most valuable resource and its
major river is the Colombia
River. The water resources provide
both irrigation and enormous
hydroelectric power and Washington
is the greatest source for potential
and actual hydroelectric waterpower
in the United States. The world
’s largest power plant
is on the Columbia near the
massive Grand Coulee Dam.
Many visitors who come to Washington
enjoy its beauty so much that
they decide to stay. This is
why Washington’s population
is growing rapidly and it is
the most densely populated western
state after California and Hawaii.
Washington has 39 counties:
Adams Asotin
Benton Chelan Clallam Clark
Columbia Cowlitz Douglas Ferry
Franklin Garfield Grant Grays
Harbor Island Jefferson King
Kitsap Kittitas Klickitat Lewis
Lincoln Mason Okanogan Pacific
Pend Oreille Pierce San Juan
Skagit Skamania Snohomish Spokane
Stevens Thurston Wahkiakum Walla
Walla Whatcom Whitman Yakima
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