Washington

Welcome to Washington

Welcome to Washington where you can play outdoor sports and games, go on walking trails with the family, and last, but not least, go to museums!
 * My state is known as the Evergreen[[image:http://www.destination360.com/maps/washington-map.gif width="360" height="379" align="right" caption="Washington State Map"]]State.
 * My state flower is the Coast Rhododendron.
 * My state bird is the Willow Goldfinch.
 * My state tree is a Western Hemlock.
 * My state insect is the Green Darner Dragonfly.
 * My state fish is the Steel Head Trout.
 * My state mammal is the Killer Whale.

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__**My state is known for 3 things**__
 * Washington has over 1000 dams including the Grand Coulee.
 * Rival American and British settlers and conflicting territorial claims threatened war in early 1840[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Space_needle_Seattle1.jpg width="243" height="325" align="right"]].
 * The Space Needle is a major landmark of Seattle, Washington.

__**Climate:**__ Washington's climate varies greatly from west to east. A mild, humid climate predominates in the west. Summer days, west of the cascade rises above 26c and winter days drop below 8c. While the eastern part of the state has warm summers and cold winters.

__**Population:**__ The population is 5,894,121. Washington is the 15th most populous state in the USA.

__**Bodies of water:**__ The bodies of water are Pacific Ocean and Puget Sound.

__**Parks:**__ There are 142 parks some are Sun Lake, Yakima, Sportsman, Ocean City and lots more.

__**Recreations**__: Boating, winter recreation, beach and water recreations, trails, interpretive, field and team sports, and just about everything else


 * __Natural Resources:__** Timber and fish


 * __Sports Team:__**
 * __College:__** Eastern Washington Eagles, Gonzaqa Bulldogs, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars
 * __High school:__** Washington Interscholastic Activites Associaton, High School Internet Network
 * __League:__** Everett Aquasox, Seattle Sounders, Seattle Thunderbirds, Spokane Chiefs, Spokane Indians, Spokane Shadow, Tacoma Sabercats, Tri-city Americans, Yakima Sunkings
 * __Professional:__** Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sonics, Seattle Storm
 * __Stadiums:__** Safeco Feild [[image:http://jonathanturley.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/200px-starbucks_coffee_logo-svg.png width="200" height="200" align="right"]]


 * __Transportation:__** Amtrak and Ferries


 * __Industry:__** Star Bucks, Microsoft, Amazon.com (headquarters), Areo Space, Software Development, Food Processing, Paper Products, Lumber and Wood Products, Chemical Products, Tourism


 * __Education:__** University of Washington, Washington State University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Walla Walla Community College, Seattle Central Community College, Tocoma Community College


 * __More things to know about Washington:__** Famous people from Washington are Kurt Cobain for music, Bill Gates for Microsoft computer, Jimi Headrix for music, and Adam West was an actor. Washington State is the only state named after a US president. Washington state produces more apples than all the other states. Washington has the oldest working gas station in the US. The largest city is Seattle. Washington has 4 of the 5 longest floating bridges in the world.