Washington

Capitol: Olympia


Became the 42nd state
to enter the union on
Nov. 11, 1889


State flower: coast rhododendron

State bird: willow goldfinch

State song: "Washington, My Home"

State tree: western hemlock

State motto: "Al-Ki"
(Native American word meaning “by and by”)


Nickname: "The Evergreen State"


Size in land area: 66,544 square miles


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