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98 unusual facts about Walter "Wolfman" Washington


Adams County, Washington

62.5% were White, 1.9% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% Black or African American, 31.5% of some other race and 2.8% of two or more races.

Addy, Washington

Addy was first settled in 1851 by Magnus Flett, a Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) employee, after he retired to the Addy area.

Allyn, Washington

From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Allyn and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a small flotilla of steamboats.

Alonzo T. Washington

After completion of college, Washington worked for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as a paralegal.

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.

Blaine, Washington

In 2006, a local group called the Blaine Peace Alliance unsuccessfully solicited City Council support to formalize a sister-city relationship with Pugwash, Nova Scotia, where promotion of world peace had been an ongoing effort for 50 years.

Blewett, Washington

Not much exists there today, but a few mining remnants and a roadside marker.

Bodie, Washington

approximately 15 miles by stagecoach heading north of Wauconda along Toroda Creek (County Road 9495) off Washington State Route 20.

Bonney Lake, Washington

:For other places called Bonney Lake, see Lake Bonney disambiguation page.

Booker T. Jones

He was named in honor of his father, Booker T. Jones, Sr., who was named in honor of Booker T. Washington, the educator.

Brewster, Washington

In 1811, John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company established Fort Okanogan just north of the present site of Brewster, which was the first American post in Washington.

Bristol, Washington

Bristol is located on State Route 10 between Cle Elum and Thorp in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.

British Embassy, Washington

It is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW in Washington, D.C.

Chetlo Harbor, Washington

Chetlo Harbor, also known as over the years as Cougar Bend, Napoleon, and Stanley, was a small settlement located near the southwest coast of Washington State, in the southeast corner of Willapa Bay at the mouth of the Naselle River.

Chimacum, Washington

Linda Perhacs's 1970 album Parallelograms contains the poignant "Chimacum rain," a song inspired by Chimacum's natural beauty.

Betty MacDonald's The Egg and I, the book upon which the Ma and Pa Kettle films were based, described the author's experiences on a chicken farm on the road that became Egg & I Rd, Chimacum.

Cinebar, Washington

Nearby attractions and points of interest include the Cowlitz River, the Tilton River, Lake Mayfield, Lake Mayfield Park, Mayfield Resort, and Ike Kinswa State Park.

Clearview, Washington

Clearview was established on timberland that once belonged to Isaac Cathcart and had been logged by the Snohomish Logging Company.

Colbert, Washington

Children who live in Colbert attend either Colbert Elementary School on Greenbluff Road or Midway Elementary School, both of which, along with Shiloh Hills Elementary, feed into the newly formed Mountainside Middle School (previously Mead Middle School), which feeds into Mount Spokane High School.

Colfax, Washington

As a teenager, he worked at The Rose, a long-defunct movie theater in downtown Colfax, and broke both arms while putting Elizabeth Taylor's name on the marquee.

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.

Custer, Washington

Country singer Loretta Lynn was a resident of Custer in the 1950s when she was a young wife and mother.

Discovery Bay, Washington

Cape George is located on high bluffs at the northeast entrance of the bay.

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.

Elberton, Washington

It grew to have a population of 500 and at one time had a sawmill, a flour mill, a railroad (the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company) that passed through and the world's largest prune dryer.

Elijah McCoy

Booker T. Washington in Story of the Negro (1909) recognized him as having produced more patents than any other black inventor up to that time.

Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C.

Located behind the chancery building was a memorial to the World War II United States Army soldiers who died during the Bakers Creek air crash, the deadliest air disaster in Australian history.

Embassy of New Zealand, Washington, D.C.

The chancery was designed by the New Zealand architect Sir Miles Warren.

Embassy of Nigeria, Washington, D.C.

Approved by the National Capital Planning Commission on March 4, 1999, construction was completed in early 2002.

Ferndale, Washington

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

Fragaria, Washington

Fragaria was built around a pier that served as one of several ports for the boats of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet such as the steamship Virginia V which used the port between 1922 and 1938, the Virginia V is one of the last ferrys from the Mosquito Fleet era that is still operable in this region and it is on the National Register of Historic Landmarks.

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.

Glacier, Washington

Glacier is the community closest to Mt. Baker (northernmost of the Cascade volcanoes), is within 10 air miles of Mt. Baker's summit and a 20 mile drive to the Mt. Baker Ski Area with awe-inspiring views of Mount Shuksan, one of the most photographed mountains in the world.

Hanford, Washington

The school still stands today, marred by its use during the years for SWAT practice, and can be seen from the Hanford tour bus operated by the U.S. government.

Harold C. Washington

, The Feminist Companion to the Bible, 6 (Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000), 41-58.

Hazel Dell, Washington

Much of the housing boom in this area has subsided due to the increase of homes being built to the east of Vancouver, between Interstate 205 and Camas and Washington State Route 500/Fourth Plain Blvd. and the Columbia River.

History of Bellingham, Washington

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

History of Olympia, Washington

The first recorded visit by Europeans was in 1792 when Peter Puget and a crew from the British Vancouver Expedition charted the site.

Hoquiam, Washington

Anton Anderson - chief engineer of Alaska Railroad; Mayor of Anchorage; worked as a surveyor in Hoquiam.

Hugh Mulzac

In 1942 he was offered command of the SS Booker T. Washington, the first Liberty ship to be named after an African-American.

Humptulips, Washington

At a conference in October 2011, Terry Pratchett referenced Humptulips as his favorite place on planet Earth.

Hunters, Washington

These communities include Cedonia, Washington, Bissel, Gifford, and Daisy to the north and Fruitland and Enterprise to the south.

Kamilche, Washington

The Squaxin Island Tribe is made up of several Lushootseed clans: the Noo-Seh-Chatl, Steh-Chass, Squi-Aitl, T'Peeksin, Sa-Heh-Wa-Mish, Squawksin, and S'Hotle-Ma-Mish.

Kendall, Washington

Kendall is at the junction of Washington State Route 542 (the Mount Baker Highway) and State Route 547, which leads over a low pass on the northeastern flank of Sumas Mountain to connect to the town of Sumas and the border crossing with Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

Kittitas County, Washington

The genus of ricegrass known as Oryzopsis was one of the earliest grasses classified within the county.

Lacey, Washington

There is also speculation that former NFL Washington Redskins Fullback Mike Sellers, a North Thurston High School alumnus, may seek to build a multi-sport event center or football dome in Hawks Prairie, which could attract national competitions.

Lake Cushman, Washington

It is also known as Cushman, and is sometimes considered part of the town of Hoodsport.

Lilliwaup, Washington

There were reports that movie stars such as Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and others were interested in buying homes in Lilliwaup, but they never came and the resort company folded.

Lincoln County, Washington

Hence Dino Rossi was the clear winner 65% to Governor Christine Gregoire's 35%; Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers received 78.1% of the county's vote; Sam Reed received 74.64% for Washington state Secretary of State; and Rob McKenna received 75.43% for Attorney General.

Lowden, Washington

The Walla Walla tribe had raided a trading post at Fort Walla Walla, and their chief, Peopeomoxmox (also known as Yellow Bird), had reportedly vowed to kill Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens.

Lyle, Washington

In 1866 French sold his holdings to James O. Lyle from The Dalles, Oregon, and moved to White Bluffs.

Manson, Washington

Manson is part of the WenatcheeEast Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Marengo, Washington

Marengo, Washington is an unincorporated populated place in Columbia County, Washington.

McClintocksville, Pennsylvania

He was also a generous philanthropist, providing many public works for his hometown of Fairhaven and financially assisting helping such notables as Mark Twain, Helen Keller, and Booker T. Washington.

Millwood, Washington

The Rosebush House, located in the center of Millwood, "is one of Millwood's best preserved homes" and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Mrs. Washington

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

Mukilteo, Washington

2007: Bruce Richter (vacated), Jennifer Gregerson, Tony Tinsley, Lori Kaiser, Marko Liias, Randy Lord, Kevin Stoltz, Emily Vanderweilen (council-elect)

Mushroom Corner, Washington

Mushroom Corner is located in the urban growth area of Lacey, along Interstate 5 south of Olympia, and is included in the Tanglewilde-Thompson Place Census-designated place (CDP) for Census purposes.

Nagrom, Washington

In first half of the 1950s, the city's utility arm, today's Tacoma Public Utilities began buying private land along the banks of the river between their intake at Headworks, Washington (just east of Kanaskat, Washington), eastwards to the railroad and logging town of Lester, Washington.

Newhalem, Washington

In the 1993 film version of This Boy's Life, starring Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, the two places are combined and called "Concrete."

Newport, Washington

Newport was given its name in 1890 because it was selected as a landing site for the first steamboat on the Pend Oreille River.

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.

Olalla, Washington

Olalla author Gregg Olsen wrote about Starvation Heights in his award-winning book of the same name.

Onalaska, Washington

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

Orting, Washington

The town sits in a fertile valley between two major rivers, the Carbon and Puyallup Rivers, and it is built entirely on several layers of lahar deposits.

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.

The post office was named Othello after a post office also called Othello in Roane County, Tennessee.

Ozette, Washington

In 1997, a delegation from Mihama came to Ozette to commemorate the souls of three Japanese sailors whose ship ran aground in the area in 1834, and who were held briefly by the Makah before being released to Fort Vancouver.

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.

Randle, Washington

Randle is the center of the White Pass School District, which, in addition to Randle, covers the small towns of Glenoma, Washington, and Packwood, Washington (its school district jurisdiction includes a vast rural expanse in extreme eastern Lewis County, terminating at the Cascade Mountains and the county border with Yakima County).

Reardan, Washington

Famous Native American writer Sherman Alexie attended Reardan High School, which is featured in a few of his stories and in his 2007 novel for young adults, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

Ritzville, Washington

The first religious services were held in Adams County in Ritzville in April 1882 at the McKay Home and the First Congregational Church was soon organized, a church would be built in 1885.

Rosalia, Washington

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

Salishan, Tacoma, Washington

In April 2001, the Tacoma Housing Authority received a $35 million HOPE VI grant to revitalize Salishan.

Sammamish, Washington

In the 2000 Washington Senatorial Election, Republican Slade Gorton received 55.93% to Democrat Maria Cantwell's 42.57%.

In the 2004 Washington Senatorial Election, Democrat Patty Murray received 50.51% of the vote to Republican George Nethercutt's 48.05%.

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.

Skagit City, Washington

Today, the city of Cedardale, Washington, is the closest city to the former townsite, and the name "Skagit City" has become simply a placename on the northeastern tip of Fir Island at where two distributaries diverge and carry Skagit River water into Skagit Bay, which branches off the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Skagit County, Washington

Three Salish Native American tribes have reservations in the county: the Swinomish, Upper Skagit, and Samish.

Smokey Point, Washington

Best Buy, Linens 'n Things, Office Depot, and Petco are among some of the other businesses located here.

Spring Valley, Washington, D.C.

The neighborhood houses the main campus of American University at 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, the Wesley Theological Seminary at 4500 Massachusetts Avenue, and Washington College of Law at 4801 Massachusetts Avenue and 4910 Massachusetts Avenue.

Sudden Valley, Washington

The infamous mob boss, Santo Trafficante, Jr., resided in Sudden Valley while the CIA was investigating the possibility that he was in some way connected with the John F. Kennedy assassination.

Suncadia, Washington

It is located approximately 80 miles (130 km) east of Seattle in the Cascade Mountains between Roslyn, Cle Elum, and the Mountains to Sound Greenway section of Interstate 90.

Suncrest, Washington

This area is popular with equestrians, with many back trails for horses and bicycles.

The Palisades, Washington, D.C.

MacArthur Boulevard (once called Conduit Road) is the main thoroughfare that passes through the Palisades.

Ulysses S. Washington

Ulysses S. Washington was the first person in his family to graduate from college and is the father of Ukee Washington, a television news anchor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Utsalady, Washington

In 1870, the community had 54 houses, 147 people, a blacksmith shop, telegraph, a saloon, a shipyard and a school.

Venersborg, Washington

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

Viola Ruffner

She played a role in the personal development of Booker T. Washington, who worked in their household as a teenager after Emancipation.

Virginia State Route 122

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

Washington Highlands, Washington, D.C.

Former neighborhood residents include the late Calvin and Wilhelmina Rolark, (founder of the United Black Fund and Councilwoman), who lived on Foxhall Place, and country singer/entertainer Roy Clark who grew up on First Street.

West Richland, Washington

Shelby SuperCars—An automobile manufacturer credited with creating the former fastest production car in the world, the SSC Aero.

It crossed the Fallon Bridge between Richland and West Richland and then proceeded directly west to Kiona.

Wishram, Washington

Visitors included Thomas Farnham, Hudson's Bay Company Governor Sir George Simpson, Alexander Ross, Father Pierre Desmet and Joseph Drayton's party of the Wilkes Expedition, among others.


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.

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.

CRL Group

Dracula and Frankenstein were awarded "15" certificates by the British Board of Film Censors for their graphics depicting bloody scenes, while Jack the Ripper and Wolfman gained "18" certificates.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Universal's Horror Make-Up Show

The montage goes on to describe Universal's make-up artist Jack Pierce, with Mark explaining how he created the designs for Universal's classic monsters including Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, Wolfman, The Mummy, Bride of Frankenstein, and he usually adds to the list either Lady Gaga and Barack Obama.

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.