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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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The 1 Line, formerly Central Link, is a light rail line in Seattle, Washington, United States, and part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. It serves 23 stations in King and Snohomish counties, traveling 33 miles (53 km) between Lynnwood City Center and Angle Lake stations. The line connects Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Shoreline, the University District, Downtown Seattle, the Rainier Valley, and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The 1 Line carried over 26 million total passengers in 2023, with an average of nearly 80,000 daily passengers on weekdays. It runs for 20 hours per day on weekdays and Saturdays, with headways as low as six minutes during peak hours, and reduced 18-hour service on Sundays and holidays.

Trains are composed of three or more cars that each can carry 194 passengers, including 74 in seats, along with wheelchairs and bicycles. Fares are paid through the regional ORCA card, paper tickets, or a mobile app. Sound Transit uses proof-of-payment to verify passenger fares, employing fare ambassadors and transit police to conduct random inspections. Until August 2024, fares were calculated based on distance traveled. All stations have ticket vending machines, public art, bicycle parking, and bus connections, while several also have park-and-ride lots. (Full article...)

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The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the United States.

The university has a 703-acre (284 ha) main campus located in the city's University District. It also has satellite campuses in nearby cities of Tacoma and Bothell. Overall, UW encompasses more than 500 buildings and over 20 million gross square footage of space, including one of the largest library systems in the world with more than 26 university libraries, art centers, museums, laboratories, lecture halls, and stadiums. (Full article...)

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Image 1Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 2The Oregon Territory (blue) with the Washington Territory (green) in 1853 (from History of Washington (state))
Image 3Watercolor 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))
Image 4Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))
Image 5An artist's rendition of the Rock Springs massacre. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 6Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
Image 7U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell visit Fairchild Air Force Base.
Image 8Starbucks headquarters, Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 9The 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))
Image 10Seattle in 1887 (from Washington (state))
Image 11Rattlesnake Hills AVA, one of nineteen American Viticultural Areas in the state (from Washington (state))
Image 12The Pacific coast of Westport (from Washington (state))
Image 13Lewis 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))
Image 14Race 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))
Image 15Republican Governor Henry McBride, who successfully fought against the railroads and preserved many Populist policies. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 16Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))
Image 17Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
Image 181980 eruption of Mount St. Helens (from History of Washington (state))
Image 19Cannabis café in Bellingham. Since Initiative 502 in 2012, it is legal to sell or possess cannabis for recreational or medical use. (from Washington (state))
Image 20Chief Leschi as he appeared in the 1850s (from History of Washington (state))
Image 21Flag of Washington prior to the 1967 adoption of a new seal and standardization (from History of Washington (state))
Image 22A 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))
Image 23Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest (from Washington (state))
Image 24Governor of British Columbia, Sir James Douglas, who pushed for the annexation of Washington Territory during the US Civil War. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 25Map of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806, northwest through the newly-acquired Louisiana Purchase of 1803. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 26The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
Image 27Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))
Image 28Köppen climate types of Washington, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Washington (state))
Image 29The Pacific coast of Westport (from Washington (state))
Image 30The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
Image 31The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
Image 32Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
Image 33Seattle in 1887 (from Washington (state))
Image 34Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 35The 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))
Image 36Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
Image 37Race 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))
Image 38A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
Image 39Washington 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))
Image 40Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest (from Washington (state))
Image 41Elisha P. Ferry, the first governor of Washington State. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 42The 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))
Image 43Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
Image 44Köppen climate types of Washington, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Washington (state))
Image 45Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
Image 46Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
Image 47Starbucks headquarters, Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 48Cannabis café in Bellingham. Since Initiative 502 in 2012, it is legal to sell or possess cannabis for recreational or medical use. (from Washington (state))
Image 49Death of General Isaac Stevens, a lithograph by Alonzo Chappel (from History of Washington (state))
Image 50Chinese New Year, Seattle (2011) (from Washington (state))
Image 51Dryland 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))
Image 52Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
Image 53Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
Image 54Dryland 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))
Image 55U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell visit Fairchild Air Force Base.
Image 56Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
Image 57A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
Image 58Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
Image 59Depiction of the First Charge at the Battle of Walla Walla 1855. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 60Black-tailed deer graze at Deer Park in Olympic National Park (from Washington (state))
Image 61The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia (from Washington (state))
Image 62Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
Image 63Rattlesnake Hills AVA, one of nineteen American Viticultural Areas in the state (from Washington (state))
Image 64Washington's state flag since 1967 (from History of Washington (state))
Image 65Black-tailed deer graze at Deer Park in Olympic National Park (from Washington (state))
Image 66The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
Image 67The Whitman Massacre (from History of Washington (state))
Image 68Chinese New Year, Seattle (2011) (from Washington (state))
Image 69Governor Isaac Stevens (c. 1855–1862) (from History of Washington (state))
Image 70John R. Rogers, third governor of Washington State. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 71The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia (from Washington (state))
Image 721893 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))
Image 73Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
Image 74The Grand Coulee Dam was the largest dam in the world at the time of its construction (from History of Washington (state))
Image 75A photograph of John McGraw, who helped lead militias in defense of Chinese American citizens. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 76Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
Image 77Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))

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