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1,641,900. Eastern Washington is the region of the U.S. state of Washington located east of the Cascade Range. It contains the city of Spokane (the second largest city in the state), the Tri-Cities, the Columbia River and the Grand Coulee Dam, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the fertile farmlands of the Yakima Valley and the Palouse.
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas on its state seal. Live Free or Die, the motto of New Hampshire on its state quarter. Labor omnia vincit, the motto of Oklahoma. South Carolina has two state mottos. Freedom and Unity, the motto of Vermont on its state quarter. Salus populi suprema lex esto, the motto of Missouri on its state seal.
Enabling Act of 1802, authorizing residents of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territory to form the state of Ohio. Missouri Compromise, 1820 federal statute enabling the admission of Missouri (a slave state) and Maine (a free state) into the Union. Toledo War, 1835–36 boundary dispute between Ohio and the adjoining Michigan Territory ...
A list of U.S. presidents including the state with which each was primarily affiliated or most closely associated with, due to residence, professional career, and electoral history. OP. President. State. 1. George Washington. Virginia. 2. John Adams.
State Route 14 ( SR 14) is a 180.66-mile-long (290.74 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Washington. The highway travels east-west on the north side of the Columbia River, opposite Interstate 84 (I-84) to the south in Oregon. SR 14 forms a section of the Lewis and Clark Trail Scenic Byway and begins at an interchange with I-5 in Vancouver.
Washington, a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, has 132 public use airports that are used for general aviation, commercial flights, and other purposes. The state also has several military airports and private airfields. [ 1][ 2] Public airports owned by municipal corporations, including public port districts, were ...
Many of Washington’s state jobs are based in the Seattle area. With so many government offices, agency bureaus and other state organizations, there are many options to choose from in King County.