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All About Washington

All About Washington. By Sophia Uitenbroek. Washington. If you head to the northwest U.S. you will find Washington. It is nicknamed the Evergreen State. It was the 42 nd state. In these paragraphs you will Learn about Attractions, Famous P eople, Weather,

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All About Washington

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  1. All About Washington By Sophia Uitenbroek

  2. Washington If you head to the northwest U.S. you will find Washington. It is nicknamed the Evergreen State. It was the 42nd state. In these paragraphs you will Learn about Attractions, Famous People, Weather, History and more! So hold on to your seat and here we go!

  3. Fun Facts • Name: The state of Washington was named after General George Washington. • Capital: Olympia • Date of statehood: Nov. 11th, 1889 • Population: 6,549,224 • Area: 71,300 Sq. miles • Nickname: The Evergreen State • Bird: Willow Goldfinch • Flower: Coast Rhododendron • Rock: Petrified Wood

  4. Fun Facts • Tree: Western Hemlock • Song: Washington My Home • Motto: Alki( Into the future/By and By ) • Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 feet • Highest point: Mount Rainier • Record high temp. : 118 F • Record low temp. : - 48 F

  5. Famous People Seattle a chief of the Squamish and Duwamish Native American tribes wanted peace between the settlers and the tribes. He is buried on the Squamish reservation in Port Madison. Seattle is named after him. Hilary Swank was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and moved to Bellingham, Washington. When she was young, she was in 2 movies that won her 2 Academy Awards.

  6. History A Big Disaster May 18th, 1980 a volcano erupted. Mount St. Helens sent ash all the way to western Minnesota. 57 people were killed in the eruption. 250 miles away in Spokane so much ash fell it blocked out the sun. This eruption was one of the biggest in North America.

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  8. Attractions One of the places you might want to go is Mount Rainier. It is the highest point in Washington. It is 14,410 feet above sea level! If you go to Tacoma you might be able to see Mount Rainier from the city! Mount Rainier is located in the Cascade Range. Map of Mt. Rainier

  9. Attractions The second attraction is the Cascade Mountains. They are in the Cascade Range located 60 miles (100 km) from Seattle. The Cascade range runs north and south. You can ski down the Cascade Mountains. You can also just go and see the real beauty of the mountains. Skier skiing on the Cascade Mountains Mount St. Helens erupting May 18th, 1980

  10. Weather The Pacific Ocean makes the weather very mild in Washington. The ocean makes the summers cooler and the winters warmer. On the east side of the Cascade Mountains it doesn’t rain as much as the west. On the west side it rains a lot. Near Seattle, it could rain 40 inches per year. More inland there is a greater possibility that it might rain 100 inches per year. The weather in Washington is kind of the opposite of the weather here in Wisconsin. A rainy day in Washington

  11. Timeline 10,000 – 15,000 years ago ---- ------------------------------------ 1775------------------------------------ 1792------------------------------------ 1805------------------------------------ Ancestors of Native Americans arrive in the area. An English Explorer named Sir Francis Drake sails along the Washington coast. Spanish Explorer Bruno de Hecta makes a map of the Washington coast. Englishman Captain James Cook explorers the coast and waterways. The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the Washington area.

  12. Timeline Hudson’s Bay Company establishes Fort Vancouver. Washington Territory is organized, the same size as the current state of Washington. Washington becomes a state. The Great Depression begins giving Washington a hard time. Mount St. Helens erupts one morning killing thousands of plants and animals. The Seattle Storm wins the Women’s National Basketball Association Championship. 1825-------------------------------------- 1853-------------------------------------- 1889-------------------------------------- 1929-------------------------------------- 1980-------------------------------------- 2004--------------------------------------

  13. Bibliography • United States Washington By Jim Ollhoff • ABDO Digital Washington

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