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unusual facts about State of Washington



1979 NBA Finals

Coincidentally, the series (along with the 1978 NBA Finals) was informally known as the George Washington series, because both teams were playing in places named after the first President of the United States (the SuperSonics were playing in Seattle, the largest city in the State of Washington, and the Bullets were representing Washington, D.C. albeit playing in nearby Landover, Maryland).

Congressional Post Office scandal

A new investigation was started by the United States Postal Service, which eventually submitted a report which was held in silence by Speaker Thomas Foley (D-WA) until media reports of embezzlement and money laundering leaked out in 1992.

Washington State Route 164

SR 164 was first defined under law to be built and paved by the state of Washington in 1913 as the McClellan Pass Highway, extending southeast from Tacoma along the Puyallup and White rivers to Chinook Pass and towards Naches along an existing county road from Auburn and Enumclaw built in the 1890s.


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Eglon

Eglon, Washington, a community in the U.S. state of Washington on the Kitsap Peninsula

Fred Oldfield

It was simultaneously proclaimed “Fred Oldfield Day” by Gary Locke, Governor of the state of Washington, where the entire Senate rose to give Fred a standing ovation for his contributions to the region and humanity.

Grady Auvil

In addition, Auvil received the state of Washington's highest honor, The Washington Medal of Merit, from Governor Gary Locke.

Joseph Kearney

He then became a high school principal in the state of Washington when he was hired by Onalaska High School (Onalaska, Washington), where he also taught and coached.

Lilium washingtonianum

It is named after Martha Washington and not the state of Washington; in fact, as the northern range of the plant is near Mount Hood in Oregon, it does not naturally occur in the state of Washington.

Marcus Whitman

In 1953, the state of Washington donated a statue of Whitman by the sculptor Avard Fairbanks to the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol.

Matthias Giraud

First person to ski BASE jump off the Matterhorn, Switzerland - First Wingsuit flight from the State of Washington, USA to the State of Oregon, USA

Odostomia engbergi

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off San Juan Island, Puget Sound, State of Washington, USA.

Ozette

Ozette Lake, a lake in the state of Washington in the United States

Ozette River, a stream in the state of Washington in the United States

Plainfield, Massachusetts

Marcus Whitman (1802–1847), missionary physician who in 1843 convinced President Tyler that Oregon,and what is now the state of Washington, should be secured for the United States not Great Britain.

Qualls

Dave Quall (born 1936), American politician from the state of Washington

Susan Osborn

Since leaving the Paul Winter Consort, Osborn has relocated to Orcas Island in the state of Washington.

The Daily of the University of Washington

Luke Esser — Former chairman of the State of Washington Republican Party, former state senator

Tubalcain

Tubal Cain mine, abandoned copper mine in Olympic National Park in the US state of Washington

Wapato

Wapato, Washington, a town named after the plant in the State of Washington in the United States

Washington Senators

List of United States Senators from Washington, senators who have served the state of Washington

Wauconda

Wauconda Pass, a high mountain pass in the Cascades in the state of Washington

Wishram

Wishram, Washington, a census-designated place in the U.S. state of Washington

Yakima Valley

Yakima River Valley in southeastern portion of the state of Washington

Yakima Valley Transportation Company a former bus and rail transportation company in the state of Washington