My home and adult children are in the Seattle area and my husband and I are living in a condo in California while he works here for a season. I posted thirteen facts about California so now I’m posting thirteen facts about Washington…
Washington State Flower: Coast Rhododendron
1. Seattle is home to the first revolving restaurant, 1961.
2. Washington state has more glaciers than the other 47 contiguous states combined.
3. Everett is the site of the world’s largest building, Boeing’s final assembly plant
4. UPS and Costco began in Washington State
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5. The highest point in Washington is Mount Rainier. It was named after Peter Rainier, a British soldier who fought against the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
6. Washington is the birthplace of both Jimi Hendrix (Seattle) and Bing Crosby (Tacoma).
7. Starbucks, the biggest coffee chain in the world was founded in Seattle.
8. Popular games Pictionary, Pickle-ball, and Cranium were all invented in Washington.
9. Washington is home to four of the five longest floating bridges in the world: the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge and Homer M. Hadley Bridge over Lake Washington, and the Hood Canal Bridge connecting the Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas.
10. In 1980, the northeast face of Mount St. Helens exploded outward, destroying a large part of the top of the volcano.
11. Medina is the home of the United States wealthiest man, Microsoft’s Bill Gates.
12. Washington state produces more apples than any other state in the union.
13. The state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president.
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Washington apples are yummy too!
great pics. I have not been to washington in years.
Interesting facts! I’d love to spend a vacation in Washington State!
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Great facts! I didn’t know that Bing Crosby was from Washington.
I’d love to go back to Washington again. I remember it as a very beautiful part of the world.
Hey, that was interesting! Beautiful pictures.
Most of this I didn’t know. What a great way to do this meme. Have a great TT.
I actually didn’t know about Starbucks…
Thanks for those facts! Nice photos:) I love my visit there!
Interesting list. Happy TT!
Have always wanted to visit there, and even have family in Seattle and Kennewick but have yet to make it. Some day!
Nice post, lovely pix and interesting facts!
TM
Did you know that The Bing Crosby House (the museum dedicated to his life) is in Tumwater, Washington? I used to drive by there almost everyday when I lived in the Olympia area, but I never stopped to see what was in the museum. lol
~Debi
Great list! The pictures are great.
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I love the state flower. I have always wanted to visit Washington State, your TT has inspired me to do it sooner rather then later.
Wow, I knew a lot of your list; I’m proud of myself!
Washington is a gorgeous state. I’d like to investigate more of it.
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I had no idea that the 3 games you listed were created in Washington state. I love learning factoids like this.
Thanks for educating me! I didn’t know revolving restaurants have been around for so long.
Great info:) Ive only been there once and that was an all nighter in the airport. I need to go back and check it out. Happy TT.
I love coming to your site for the wonderful pictures and the mini home school lessons. happy TT
Fun tt! I have a friend that lives in Seattle! =)
I went to a revolving restaurant in Vegas at the top of the stratosphere– top of the world restaurant, I believe.
I love Cranium!! =) Rhododendron is pretty.
This was so much fun to read. I really want to visit!
Those were really interesting. Lots of stuff I wouldn’t have ever known about = thx.
wow, you did a great job posting so many cool facts about Washington State. i had fun reading and the state flower is sooooo pretty.
-briggie
A lot of fun facts I really didn’t know. I’ve been to Mt St Helen’s and it was pretty awesome seeing the power of nature!
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Yay for Apples. Happy TT.
Pearl Jam! It’s a beautiful state. I remember how fascinated I was when I was a kid, reading my mom’s copies of “Onions in the Stew,” “The Egg and I,” and “The Plague and I.” Wish I could afford to move there.
how very cool!
I’ve never heard of a “floating bridge” how does it adjoin the land without breaking?
Interesting list. I’ve never been to Washington, but I have some friends that live there.
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I was just there (for the second time) in May. It’s really a wonderful area, now if you could just get some better weather… (Or maybe not, it’s less crowded this way!)
Great TT! I knew a lot of these, but not all. Fun!
As a fellow Washingtonian I loved this post! Great pictures!
Washington state apples are one of the reasons I love living in Wa
Very interesting facts and pictures. I love the idea of getting to spend a vacation in Seattle soon, so this was a wonderful micro-tour of Washington. Thanks for sharing.
Happy TT
~X
I have heard about Washington apples since I was small. Now I know where those apples came from! Nice list.
Very interesting–now I want to visit!
Very nice post may i come for a visit?
Great post! I want to visit Washington sometime! So pretty from the pictures! I love their state flower! You did a great post…lots of work! Happy TT~
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Great collection of Washington things.
I was in one of those revolving restaurants once, maybe at the LA airport? Can’t remember, but great list and lots of fun facts.
Great facts about WA! I had family living there for about 15 years and I loved to visit
That’s a wonderful list! My boyfriend will probably be moving out to Washington in a year and a half to return to the submarine on Bangor Naval Base… it was interesting to see some cool information about what may become my home state!
now I am homesick for Washington! Great pictures!
I have a section on my blog with pictures from Washington.
You might be interested.
Have a great day!
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Well … that is a lot of stuff about Washington that I never knew. Thank you for all that cool info. See ya.
Great list…I hear that Boeing plant is supposed to be amazing!
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great list, very informative. i have an uncle who lives in the Seatle area, nice to learn about where he lives.
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Awesome post! The pix are lovely. I have been to Washington many times but must admit I didn’t know half of theses interesting facts! Thanks! BTW, Thanks for stpping by my blog as well. Happy T13!
I’ve always thought Washington looked like a beautiful state. Great list of very interesting facts.
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Very interesting! I really enjoyed reading this along with the lovely pictures. That flower is just beautiful! I remember exactly where I was the day Mount St. Helen’s blew. The ash made it all the way up into Alberta, Canada. It was awful.
An interesting collection of facts. I’ve not visited the States, but when I do, Washington state will be one of my destinations. One of my friends visited Seattle a few years ago. He couldn’t understand why the waiter who served him lunch at his Seattle hotel, fell around laughing when asked the following question: “if I drive out to Washington DC this afternoon, and spend a couple of hours there, will I be able to make it home in time for dinner?”
That is an Awesome list.
thanks for sharing… I hope you get home soon.
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~Morgan