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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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