Washington

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(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)WASHINGTON (cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43) THE EVERGREEN STATE Washington is named after George Washington the nation’s first president It is the only state named after a United States president Some people confuse it for the nation’s capital Washington DC For that reason Washington is often called the state of Washington or Washington state More than half of Washington’s citizens live in the bustling Seattle Seattle’s famous Space Needle stands 605 feet 184 m tall area There is plenty to do in the big city including taking a breathtaking ride on the Space Needle but Washingtonians are nature lovers They love filling their lungs with fresh mountain air or strolling across miles of beaches along the Pacific Ocean coast Much of Washington is heavily forested especially west of the Cascade Range There are dense woods filled with evergreen trees such as Douglas fir and ponderosa pine Frequent rainfall helps foliage grow on the forest floor even in the drier summer months That is why Washington is nicknamed The Evergreen State 4 WASHINGTON