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Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost 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 for George Washington (the first U.S. president). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. The state was formed from the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by the British Empire in the Oregon Treaty of 1846. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. 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 more than 7.8 million people. 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; its rugged surface is rich in stands of Douglas fir, hemlock, ponderosa pine, white pine, spruce, larch, and cedar. The state is 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. (Full article...)

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The Seattle Convention Center (SCC), formerly the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC), is a convention center in Seattle, Washington, United States. It consists of two buildings in Downtown Seattle with exhibition halls and meeting rooms: Arch along Pike Street and Summit on the north side of Pine Street. The former straddles Interstate 5 and connects with Freeway Park. The convention center was planned in the late 1970s and funded through $90 million in bonds issued by the state legislature.

Construction began in September 1985 after delays in securing private funding; the complex opened on June 18, 1988. A major expansion began in 1999 and was completed in 2001, doubling the amount of exhibition space. A hotel and office tower were added, along with connections to the existing facility via a skybridge over Pike Street. At the site of the Convention Place transit station, located a block north of the original convention center, a second major expansion began in 2018 and opened in January 2023. The entire facility was renamed to the Seattle Convention Center in 2022, with the first two buildings named "Arch" and the second expansion named "Summit". (Full article...)

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OceanGate Inc. is an American privately owned company based in Everett, Washington, that provided crewed submersibles for tourism, industry, research, and exploration. The company was founded in 2009 by Stockton Rush and Guillermo Söhnlein.

The company acquired a submersible vessel, Antipodes, and later built two of its own: Cyclops 1 and Titan. In 2021, OceanGate began taking paying tourists in Titan to visit the wreck of the Titanic. In 2022, the price to be a passenger on an OceanGate expedition to the Titanic shipwreck was US$250,000 per person. (Full article...)

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Image 1U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell visit Fairchild Air Force Base.
Image 2The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
Image 3Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
Image 4Chief Leschi as he appeared in the 1850s (from History of Washington (state))
Image 5Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
Image 6Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
Image 7The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia (from Washington (state))
Image 8Flag of Washington prior to the 1967 adoption of a new seal and standardization (from History of Washington (state))
Image 9The Grand Coulee Dam was the largest dam in the world at the time of its construction (from History of Washington (state))
Image 10The 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 11Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))
Image 12Map of the Lewis and Clark expedition. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 13Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 14Chinese New Year, Seattle (2011) (from Washington (state))
Image 15Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
Image 16Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
Image 17A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
Image 18Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest (from Washington (state))
Image 19The Oregon Territory, as originally organized, in 1848 (from History of Washington (state))
Image 20Cannabis 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 21Seattle in 1887 (from Washington (state))
Image 22Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
Image 23The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
Image 24A photograph of John McGraw, who helped lead militias in defense of Chinese American citizens. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 251980 eruption of Mount St. Helens (from History of Washington (state))
Image 26The Whitman Massacre (from History of Washington (state))
Image 27Race 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 28Governor Isaac Stevens (c. 1855–1862) (from History of Washington (state))
Image 29Seattle in 1887 (from Washington (state))
Image 30Black-tailed deer graze at Deer Park in Olympic National Park (from Washington (state))
Image 31Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
Image 32Starbucks headquarters, Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 33Dryland 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 34Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))
Image 35Köppen climate types of Washington, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Washington (state))
Image 36The Oregon Territory (blue) with the Washington Territory (green) in 1853 (from History of Washington (state))
Image 37Cannabis 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 38The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia (from Washington (state))
Image 39Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
Image 40Death of General Isaac Stevens, a lithograph by Alonzo Chappel (from History of Washington (state))
Image 41The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
Image 42U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell visit Fairchild Air Force Base.
Image 43A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
Image 44Köppen climate types of Washington, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Washington (state))
Image 45Governor 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 46Elisha P. Ferry, the first governor of Washington State. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 47Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
Image 48The Pacific coast of Westport (from Washington (state))
Image 49Chinese New Year, Seattle (2011) (from Washington (state))
Image 50Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
Image 51Republican Governor Henry McBride, who successfully fought against the railroads and preserved many Populist policies. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 52Starbucks headquarters, Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 53The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
Image 54The Pacific coast of Westport (from Washington (state))
Image 55Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))
Image 56Corps of Discovery meet Chinooks on the Lower Columbia, October 1805 (Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia painted by Charles Marion Russel, c. 1905) (from History of Washington (state))
Image 57An artist's rendition of the Rock Springs massacre. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 58Race 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 59Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
Image 60Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest (from Washington (state))
Image 61Washington's state flag since 1967 (from History of Washington (state))
Image 62A portrait from the late 18th century by an unknown artist believed to depict George Vancouver, a British explorer who claimed modern day Washington for the British Empire and named the Puget Sound. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 63Dryland 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 64Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
Image 651893 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 66Rattlesnake Hills AVA, one of nineteen American Viticultural Areas in the state (from Washington (state))
Image 67Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
Image 68Black-tailed deer graze at Deer Park in Olympic National Park (from Washington (state))
Image 69Watercolor of US Army building Roberts Redoubt on San Juan Island. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 70Washington 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 71John R. Rogers, third governor of Washington State. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 72Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 73Depiction of the First Charge at the Battle of Walla Walla 1855. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 74Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
Image 75Rattlesnake Hills AVA, one of nineteen American Viticultural Areas in the state (from Washington (state))
Image 76The 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 77Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))

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... that a Washington state radio station turned to "professional bikini watchers"—military recruiters—to report on crowds at local beaches?
... that a mobile production unit served as the first studios of Washington state public TV station KTNW?
... that Washington state TV station KTRX went on the air in January 1958—and failed to make it to the end of the year?

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