Transcript Early Historical Facts

There are many cool things in
Washington, like The Space Needle!
Washington got it’s name for
worshiping George Washington,
our first president. It’s nickname is The Evergreen State for
its large forests of beautiful
evergreen trees.
This is the Washington Residence’s license
Plate.
The Washington flag has George Washington
on it.
The Washington State bird is the Willow
Goldfinch.
This is the state seal of Washington.
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Washington is surrounded by 2 states and a
body of water. Oregon, Idaho, and the Pacific
Ocean.
This is the Coast Rhodendron, the Washington
state flower.
Population (Washington)= 6,549,224 people
as of Jul. 2008.
Washington has 39 counties. The largest is
Okanogan. It is 5,315 miles in area.
The most populated county is Yakima
County. It has 281,681 people.
Here are the biggest city in Washington and
its population:
Seattle: 582,682 people.
Early Historical Facts
Many Native Americans lived in Washington.
The 1st European to arrive on the coast of
Washington was Spanish Captain Don Bruno de
Heceta in 1775.
The first settlement in the Puget Sound was Fort
Nisqually in1883.
The U.S. and U.K. agreed on an occupancy of land
west from the Continental Divide to the Pacific
Ocean.
The 5 main land regions of Washington are
1.) Olympic Mts.
The highest point is Mt.
2.) Wheat County
Ranier at 14,410 feet.
3.) Apple County
Lowest point is The
4.) Puget Sound Region Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
5.)Columbia River
The area of 71,342 sq.
miles. It ranks 18 in size.
Washington has a variety of weather. It rains 5
to 200 in. of rain a year. The temperature
averages from about 40 to early hundred
degrees fahrenheit depending on the time of
year it is.
Nat. Parks, Historical Sites and Other Points of
Interest are listed below.
Space Needle
Puget Sound Naval
Mt. Ranier Nat. Park Shipyard
Olympic Nat. Park
Olympic Nat. Forest
Glacier Peak
3 famous people from Washington are listed
below:
Jimi Hendrix
Bill Gates
Bob Barker