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Amphitheatre Auditorium

Many of the day's great actors and political figures performed there, including Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, John Phillip Sousa, Theodore Roosevelt, and Booker T. Washington.

Baby Island Heights, Washington

Most of the community is medium- to high-bank waterfront as it stretches along the shoreline of the Saratoga Passage.

Basin City, Washington

The tallest peak visible from Basin City is Rattlesnake Mountain about 25 miles to the southwest on the opposite side of the Columbia River.

Blackwater fire of 1937

Consequently, by 1939 the first stages of the parachuting smokejumper program were initiated at Winthrop, Washington, and at two locations in Montana.

Charlene Strong

In December of that year, Strong's partner of nine years, Kate Fleming, died suddenly, when a flash flood trapped her inside her Madison Valley, Seattle, basement recording studio during the Hanukkah Eve Wind Storm.

Committee for a Revolutionary Socialist Party

A First National Conference attended by 100 members and fraternal representatives of these groups met in Union, Washington Oct. 6-9, 1978.

Conduit Road Schoolhouse

The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is an historic school, located at 4954 MacArthur Boulevard, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Palisades neighborhood.

Crawford v. Washington

Justice Scalia gave a thorough history of the Confrontation Clause, explaining how the Clause became part of the Constitution using famous English cases, such as that of Sir Walter Raleigh.

Eastsound, Washington

Notable residents include Apollo 8 Astronaut William "Bill" Anders and cartoonist Gary Larson.

Education in Spokane, Washington

Higher education institutions in Spokane include two private universities, Gonzaga and Whitworth, Washington State University and Eastern Washington University at the Riverpoint Campus, and the public Community Colleges of Spokane system as well as an ITT Tech campus.

Fairmount Heights, Maryland

Prominent architect William Sidney Pittman built his home on Eastern Avenue; his wife, Portia, was the daughter of Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute.

Ferndale, Washington

Daran Norris - actor, most notably for voice work and a recurring role on the television series Veronica Mars

François Norbert Blanchet

Then on July 24, 1846, the Vatican under Pope Pius IX divided the vicariate apostolic into three dioceses: Oregon City, Vancouver Island, and Walla Walla.

Garfield, Washington

Garfield and Genesee, Idaho, were the filming locations for the rural scenes of the 1991 film Talent for the Game, starring Edward James Olmos.

History of Bellingham, Washington

A fictionalized account of the history of Bellingham in this era is "The Living" by Annie Dillard.

I Still Miss Someone

Jimmy Buffett performed the song as a dedication to Cash at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington on September 16, 2003, four days after Cash's death.

I'm a Truck

Breeden and Simpson met in Vancouver, Washington in 1971, where Simpson agreed to record the song.

Jerry Traunfeld

Jerry Traunfeld is an American chef and author who served as the executive chef of The Herbfarm restaurant in Woodinville, Washington from July 1990 to November 2007.

Johan Nygaardsvold

He took jobs in British Columbia in Canada, and Kalispell, Montana, and Spokane, Washington in USA before returning to Norway in 1907, having followed a career as an Industrial Workers of the World agitator.

Katzie

Oe’lecten and his people were based at what is now known as Pitt Lake, Swaneset at Sheridan Hill, Xwoe’pecten at Port Hammond (whose descendants became the Kwantlen), Smakwec at Point Roberts (whose people, the Nicomekl were largely killed in a smallpox epidemic in the 18th century), and C’simlenexw at Point Grey (whose descendents became the Musqueam).

KYIZ

KYIZ is one of the three stations that make up part of The Z Twins, serving the Puget Sound region, most notably the African-American communities of King and Pierce County, Washington.

Larry Wall

Wall grew up in south Los Angeles and then Bremerton, Washington, before starting higher education at Seattle Pacific University in 1976, majoring in chemistry and music and later Pre-med with a hiatus of several years working in the university's computing center before being graduated with a self-styled bachelor's degree in Natural and Artificial Languages.

Mars Hill Church

The church recently announced its plans to plant additional churches (likely in 2014) in Tacoma and Phoenix.

Mrs. Washington

"Mrs. Washington" is a song written and performed by Gigolo Aunts and the title song from their 1993 and 1994 singles.

Nicholas MacLeod

Nicholas Menalaus MacLeod (8 February 1870, Quebec – 27 September 1965, Spokane, Washington) was a Scottish–Canadian chess master.

North Admiral, Seattle

North Admiral (or simply the Admiral District) is the oldest neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington.

Northeast, Washington, D.C.

Northeast (NE or N.E.) is the northeastern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of East Capitol Street and east of North Capitol Street.

Old Cariboo Road

Connecting to the Oregon Trail at Wallula, it ran north across Quincy Flats past Moses Lake, then crossed the lower Grand Coulee at present day Coulee City.

Olympic National Forest

Other Washington towns near entrances of the forest include Port Angeles, Sequim, and Amanda Park.

Onalaska, Washington

Onalaska, Washington, Onalaska, Wisconsin, Onalaska, Arkansas and Onalaska, Texas are all historically connected to one another through the lumber industry.

Othello, Washington

Since 1998, Othello has also been home to the Sandhill Crane Festival, celebrating the annual arrival of Sandhill Cranes to the nearby Columbia National Wildlife Refuge.

Ozette

Ozette, Washington, an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States

Pilling's Pond

Pilling mentored Dye, and Dye went on to establish his own duck reserve near Lake Stevens, Washington, known as Northwest Waterfowl Farm.

Pomeroy, Washington

The town has been the seat of Garfield County ever since 1882, despite fierce competition in the 1880s with neighboring towns Pataha and Asotin.

Puget Island, Washington

The island was named for Peter Puget, a lieutenant in the Vancouver Expedition of exploration, which first mapped the island in 1792.

Rosalia, Washington

Outdoor scenes for the 1992 film Toys were filmed in the Palouse region of the eastern part of the state, near Rosalia.

Roy Geiger

Geiger spent most of his enlisted time at the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. where he was also promoted to Corporal on June 2, 1908.

Sappho, Washington

Traveling by steamer from Seattle, they landed at an Indian settlement called Pysht on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and hiked inland 20 miles through the rainforest to their claim.

Schoolhouse Point, Washington

The community is located about three miles southeast of Sequim, Washington, and about one mile northwest of Blyn, Washington.

Shodo Harada

In September 1989, Harada came to the United States to provide instruction for students and in 1995 founded One Drop Zendo (or, Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery) on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, where the practice mirrors the practices found at Sogen-ji.

Son of Briartic

His influence as a sire in Washington was such that Emerald Downs in Auburn named a race in his honor.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700

700 was delivered on June 21, 1938, joining the 702 pulling overnight passenger trains between Spokane and Vancouver, Washington, along the north shore of the Columbia River, with the 701 providing backup and pulling freight.

Tacoma Jets

The Tacoma Thunder were an International Basketball League team based in Tacoma, Washington.

Treva Throneberry

He was convicted in Clark County, Washington of "having sex with a minor" and sentenced to 50 days in jail.

Trout Lake School

Trout Lake School is a public school that serves 88 students in grades K–12 located in Trout Lake, Washington.

Venersborg, Washington

:Venersborg redirects here; for the city in Sweden, see Vänersborg

Virginia State Route 122

The state highway continues east by Booker T. Washington National Monument, which preserves the birthplace of Booker T. Washington.

Wauconda

Wauconda, Washington, an unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington, United States

William Conrad Gibbons

He worked in Capitol Hill for both Senator Wayne Morse and Senator Mike Mansfield and also served as an advance man for presidential contender Lyndon B. Johnson in 1960.

William L. Downing

William L. Downing is a judge of the Superior Court of Washington for King County (Seattle) and a former deputy prosecutor.


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