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    THE EVERGREEN STATE

    Alki (bye and bye)

    The state of Washington was established as part of the United States on November 11, 1889, making it the 42nd to join the union. Washington ranks 20th in size8 with 66,582 sq. miles of land, and Seattle is the largest city. Washington also ranks 15th in population8 with 5,894,121 residents (2000 est.), and Olympia is the state capital. The official bird of Washington is the Willow Goldfinch, and the official flower is the Western Rhododendron.

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  • Adams
  • Asotin
  • Benton
  • Chelan
  • Clallam
  • Clark
  • Columbia
  • Cowlitz
  • Douglas
  • Ferry
  • Franklin
  • Garfield
  • Grant
  • Grays Harbor
  • Island
  • Jefferson
  • King
  • Kitsap
  • Kittitas
  • Klickitat
  • Lewis
  • Lincoln
  • Mason
  • Okanogan
  • Pacific
  • Pend Oreille
  • Pierce
  • San Juan
  • Skagit
  • Skamania
  • Snohomish
  • Spokane
  • Stevens
  • Thurston
  • Wahkiakum
  • Walla Walla
  • Whatcom
  • Whitman
  • Yakima
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  • Campus Voice
  • The Chronicle
  • The Columbian
  • The Daily University of Washington
  • The Daily Evergreen
  • The Daily News
  • The Daily World
  • Eastside Journal
  • The Herald
  • Journal of Business
  • The Northlake News
  • The Olympian
  • Peninsula Daily News
  • The Peninsula Outlook
  • The Spokesman-Review
  • The Sun
  • Tri-City Herald
  • Valley View
  • Washington Free Press
  • The Western Front
  • The Whitworthian
  • Battle Ground Reflector
  • The Northern Light
  • Camas-Washougal Post-Record
  • Lake Chelan Mirror
  • The Islands' Sounder
  • The Journal of The San Juan Islands
  • The Peninsula Gateway
  • South Whidbey Record
  • Northwest Asian Weekly/The Seattle Chinese Post
  • Capitol Hill Times
  • Queen Anne/Magnolia News
  • Stanwood/Camano News
  • Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
  • Ballard News-Tribune
  • Nisqually Valley News

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  • None found.

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  • Sifton - 4th Plain Cemetery

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  • None found.

     Census Records

  • Washington U.S. Census (1860 - 1930)

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  • Washington Census, 1850-90
  • Wisconsin's Norwegian-American Community, 1915
  • Pacific Coast Directory, 1867
  • Washington State Birth Index 1907-19
  • Washington Death Index, 1940-1996
  • Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory
  • A history of the Puget Sound country

     Related Web Sites

  • Links to Washington
  • RootsWeb Resources for Washington
  • GenForum Queries for Washington
  • Washington USGenWeb FTP Archive
  • Washington Genealogy Lookup Volunteers
  • Cyndi's List: Washington

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  • Washington - State Fact Sheet
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    8 Statistics obtained from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

     


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