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The Evergreen State
Washington was admitted to statehood on November 11, 1889 as the 42nd state. The capital city is Olympia.
In 1923, the state of Washington passed a law that describes their state's
flag as having dark green bunting with a state seal in the center.
Their flag is the only state flag that is green.
It is also the only state flag with a picture of a president on it (George Washington).
- Bird: Willow Goldfinch
- Fish: Steelhead
- Flower: Pink Rhododendron, Rhododendron macrophyllum
- Fossil: Columbian mammoth
- Fruit: Apple
- Insect: Green darner dragonfly
- Gem: Petrified wood
- Motto: from the Indian word alki, which means bye and bye.
- Nickname: The Evergreen State
- Song: "Washington, My Home", words and music by: Helen Davis
- Tree: Western Hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla
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