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Washington, officially the State of Washington, [3] is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state or Washington State [a] to distinguish it from the national capital, [4] both named for George Washington (the first U.S. president ). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west ...
Geography of Washington (state) Washington is the northwesternmost state of the contiguous United States. It borders Idaho to the east, bounded mostly by the meridian running north from the confluence of the Snake River and Clearwater River (about 117°02'23" west), except for the southernmost section where the border follows the Snake River.
Wa State is an autonomous self-governing polity in Myanmar (Burma). It is de facto independent from the rest of the country and has its own political system, administrative divisions and army.
The Oregon Territory, as originally organized, in 1848. In 1848, the Oregon Territory, composed of present-day Washington, Oregon, and Idaho as well as parts of Montana and Wyoming, was established. Settlements in the eastern part of the state were largely agricultural and focused around missionary establishments in the Walla Walla Valley.
The government of Washington State is the governmental structure of the State of Washington, United States, as established by the Constitution of the State of Washington. The executive is composed of the Governor, several other statewide elected officials and the Governor's cabinet. The Washington State Legislature consists of the House of ...
Washington is the 18th-largest state, with an area of 71,362 square miles (184,830 km 2 ), and the 13th-most populous state, with more than 7.8 million people. The majority of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of transportation, business, and industry on Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean ...
July 4: The Great Ellensburg Fire destroys the city's downtown area. [8] August 4: The Great Spokane Fire destroys the city's downtown area. November 11: Washington is admitted to the union as the 42nd U.S. state. 1890 - Washington State College was established and was later renamed Washington State University.
Area codes. 206, 253, 360, 425, 564. Puget Sound, its basins, and major surrounding cities. The Puget Sound region is a coastal area of the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. state of Washington, including Puget Sound, the Puget Sound lowlands, and the surrounding region roughly west of the Cascade Range and east of the Olympic Mountains.