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Washington, officially the State of Washington, [3] is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state [a] to distinguish it from the national capital, [4] both named for George Washington (the first U.S. president ). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon ...
Washington Territory (1853–1889) The Oregon Territory (blue) with the Washington Territory (green) in 1853. Washington Territory, which included Washington and pieces of Idaho and Montana, was formed from Oregon Territory in 1853. Isaac Ingalls Stevens, a Mexican-American War veteran, had heavily supported the candidacy of President Franklin ...
Legally, a city in Washington can be described primarily by its class. There are five classes of municipalities in Washington: first class city, second class city, town, unclassified city, and code city. First class cities are the 10 cities with a population over 10,000 at the time of reorganization and operating under a home rule charter.
Pages in category "Fictional characters from Washington (state)" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Officer Leo Schnitz ( Robert Hirschfeld, 1981–85) The "khaki" officer in charge of booking. He wears glasses, is overweight, and is in a rather unhappy marriage. Leo attempts to save a drug addict named Rico, staying with him in a jail cell until he gets straight, but Rico eventually relapses.
Denzel Washington is an American actor known for his performance on stage and screen. Washington made his feature film debut in Carbon Copy (1981). [1] In 1982, Washington made his first appearance in the medical drama St. Elsewhere as Dr. Philip Chandler. The role proved to be the breakthrough in his career.
The Washington State Park System is a set of state parks owned by the state government of Washington, USA. They are managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. There are over 140 parks throughout the state, including 19 marine parks and 11 Historical Parks. The park system was established in 1913 by the creation of the ...
Washington State University ( WSU) (or colloquially and informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant universities in the American West. [7] With an undergraduate enrollment of 24,278 and a total enrollment of 28,581, [8] it is the second largest ...