Here is the next (and not far from last now) instalment
of my monthly feature going through the States of the United States in
alphabetical order to check out how they got named, what their flag is like and
other things of interest.
Location –
top left hand side
Nicknames –
Evergreen State
Flag
Capital –Olympia
(but Seattle is larger)
Unusual
town name – Humptulips
Flower –
Rhododendron
Bird –
American Goldfinch
Signature
foods – Smoked Salmon, Apples, Razor clams
Famous
places to visit – Granite mountain, Diablo Lake, Jade Lake,
Mount St Helens, Cape Flattery, Seattle Historic District
Famous
businesses/brands – Starbucks, Boeing, Microsoft, UPS
Famous
people from Washington – Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Jeff Bezos, Bing
Crosby, Kurt Cobain
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