Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from the national capital, both named after George Washington (the first U.S. president). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and shares an international border with the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. Olympia is the state capital, and the most populous city is Seattle.
Washington is the 18th-largest state, with an area of 71,362 square miles (184,830 km2), and the 13th-most populous state, with a population of just less than 8 million. The majority of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of transportation, business, and industry on Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean consisting of numerous islands, deep fjords and bays carved out by glaciers. The remainder of the state consists of deep temperate rainforests in the west; mountain ranges in the west, center, northeast, and far southeast, and a semi-arid basin region in the east, center, and south, given over to intensive agriculture. Washington is the second most populous state on the West Coast and in the Western United States, after California. Mount Rainier, an active stratovolcano, is the state's highest elevation at 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous U.S.
Washington is a leading lumber producer, the largest producer of apples, hops, pears, blueberries, spearmint oil, and sweet cherries in the U.S., and ranks high in the production of apricots, asparagus, dry edible peas, grapes, lentils, peppermint oil, and potatoes. Livestock, livestock products, and commercial fishing—particularly of salmon, halibut, and bottomfish—are also significant contributors to the state's economy. Washington ranks second only to California in wine production. Manufacturing industries in Washington include aircraft, missiles, shipbuilding, and other transportation equipment, food processing, metals, and metal products, chemicals, and machinery. (Full article...)
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Cascade Pass and Pelton Basin North Cascades National Park is a national park of the United States in Washington. At more than 500,000 acres (200,000 ha), it is the largest of the three National Park Service units that comprise the North Cascades National Park Complex. North Cascades National Park consists of a northern and southern section, bisected by the Skagit River that flows through the reservoirs of Ross Lake National Recreation Area. Lake Chelan National Recreation Area lies on the southern border of the south unit of the park. In addition to the two national recreation areas, other protected lands including several national forests and wilderness areas, as well as Canadian provincial parks in British Columbia, nearly surround the park. North Cascades National Park features the rugged mountain peaks of the North Cascades Range, the most expansive glacial system in the contiguous United States, the headwaters of numerous waterways, and vast forests with the highest degree of flora biodiversity of any American national park.
The region was first settled by Paleo-Indian Native Americans; by the time European American explorers arrived, it was inhabited by Skagit tribes. By the early 19th century, the region was visited by fur trappers and several British and American companies vied for control over the fur trade. After the Canada–United States border was set at the 49th parallel in 1846, explorers came to chart potential routes through the mountains for roads and railroads. Limited mining and logging occurred from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The first significant human impact in the region occurred in the 1920s when several dams were built in the Skagit River valley to generate hydroelectric power. Environmentalists then campaigned to preserve the remaining wilderness, culminating on October 2, 1968, with the designation of North Cascades National Park. (Full article...)
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Washington is the northwesternmost state of the contiguous United States. It borders Idaho to the east, bounded mostly by the meridian running north from the confluence of the Snake River and Clearwater River (about 117°02'23" west), except for the southernmost section where the border follows the Snake River. Oregon is to the south, with the Columbia River forming the western part and the 46th parallel forming the eastern part of the Oregon–Washington border. During Washington's partition from Oregon, the original plan for the border followed the Columbia River east until the confluence with the Snake river, and then would have followed the Snake River east; this was changed to keep Walla Walla's fertile farmland in Washington.
To the west of Washington lies the Pacific Ocean. Its northern border lies mostly along the 49th parallel, and then via marine boundaries through the Strait of Georgia, Haro Strait, and Strait of Juan de Fuca, with the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. (Full article...)
The following are images from various Washington (state)-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Image 1Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))
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Image 3Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
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Image 5Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
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Image 6Cannabis café in Bellingham. Since Initiative 502 in 2012, it is legal to sell or possess cannabis for recreational or medical use. (from Washington (state))
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Image 10The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
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Image 11The Grand Coulee Dam was the largest dam in the world at the time of its construction (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 12Starbucks headquarters, Seattle (from Washington (state))
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Image 13Watercolor of the United States Army building Robert's Redoubt under command of then 2nd Lt. Henry Martyn Robert (1837-1923), and then Captain George Pickett (1825-1875), on the off-shore San Juan Island in the San Juan Islands chain in the old federal Washington Territory (1853-1889), during the border dispute and skirmish of the so-called Pig War of 1859. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 14Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))
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Image 15Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
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Image 18Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
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Image 19Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
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Image 20The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
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Image 21A portrait from the late 18th century by an unknown artist, believed to depict Captain George Vancouver (1757-1798), a British naval explorer in 1792, who claimed the territory of modern-day Washington state in the Pacific Northwest region along the West Coast of North America for the United Kingdom / British Empire and named the inlet / bay of Puget Sound. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 22The federal Oregon Territory (August 1848 to February 1859), carved out of the American southern portion of the former Oregon Country (1818-1846) with the Oregon Treaty of June 15, 1846, signed in the federal national capital city of Washington, D.C., between the United States and Great Britain (old United Kingdom / British North America of the British Empire) as originally laid out and organized, in 1848 until 1853, with separation of old Washington Territory to the north and east, up to statehood of Oregon in 1859. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 23Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
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Image 24Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
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Image 25Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
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Image 26Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
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Image 28Race and Hispanic origin of Washington by county, showing race by color, and then breaking down non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin by color tone. The county population is shown by size and by the label. The same data on the map below shows non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin first and then breaks that down by race using color tone. (from Washington (state))
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Image 29Race and Hispanic origin of Washington by county, showing race by color, and then breaking down non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin by color tone. The county population is shown by size and by the label. The same data on the map below shows non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin first and then breaks that down by race using color tone. (from Washington (state))
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Image 30The same race and origin data as above, but the Hispanic origin is grouped first, then by race. The first emphasizes the racial diversity of people of Hispanic origin, while the second grouping gives a clearer indication of the total Hispanic population. (from Washington (state))
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Image 31A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
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Image 32Seattle in 1887 (from Washington (state))
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Image 34Washington governor Isaac Stevens, pictured here in 1862, was joined by Oregon governor George Curry in calling for the dismissal of Gen. Wool. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 35Chief Leschi as he appeared in the 1850s (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 36Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
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Image 37Washington's state flag since 1967 (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 38Depiction of the First Charge at the Battle of Walla Walla 1855. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 39The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
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Image 40Lewis and Clark's expedition Corps of Discovery meet the Chinooks on the Lower Columbia River in October 1805, ( Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia, artwork painted by Charles Marion Russel (1864-1926), a century later after the event c. 1905) (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 41The same race and origin data as above, but the Hispanic origin is grouped first, then by race. The first emphasizes the racial diversity of people of Hispanic origin, while the second grouping gives a clearer indication of the total Hispanic population. (from Washington (state))
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Image 42Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
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Image 44Seattle in 1887 (from Washington (state))
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Image 45Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
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Image 46Statehood ceremony in Olympia, November 1889. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 47Dryland farming caused a large dust storm in arid parts of Eastern Washington on October 4, 2009. Courtesy: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response. (from Washington (state))
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Image 48Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
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Image 50Map of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806, northwest through the newly-acquired Louisiana Purchase of 1803. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 51The Oregon Territory (blue) with the Washington Territory (green) in 1853 (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 52Death of General Isaac Stevens, a lithograph by Alonzo Chappel (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 54Starbucks headquarters, Seattle (from Washington (state))
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Image 57Governor of British Columbia, Sir James Douglas, who pushed for the annexation of Washington Territory during the US Civil War. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 58Dryland farming caused a large dust storm in arid parts of Eastern Washington on October 4, 2009. Courtesy: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response. (from Washington (state))
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Image 59Cannabis café in Bellingham. Since Initiative 502 in 2012, it is legal to sell or possess cannabis for recreational or medical use. (from Washington (state))
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Image 60The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
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Image 61Republican Governor Henry McBride, who successfully fought against the railroads and preserved many Populist policies. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 65Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))
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Image 66Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
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Image 67Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
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Image 68Flag of Washington prior to the 1967 adoption of a new seal and standardization (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 691893 advert from the People's Shoe Store, a business looking to capitalize on the boom of populism throughout the state. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 71Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
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Image 72A photograph of John McGraw, who helped lead militias in defense of Chinese American citizens. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 73A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
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Image 74Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))
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