The Washington almanac : facts about Washington
Title:
The Washington almanac : facts about Washington
Author:
General Note:
Includes index.
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Genre:
Publisher:
WestWinds Press,
Publication Date:
1999
ISBN:
9781558684737
Publication Information:
Portland, Or. : WestWinds Press, 1999.
Call Number:
979.7 JARVELA
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Summary
Summary
The Washington Almanac TM is an essential read for anyone wanting the lowdown facts on the regional history, natural geography, economy, and peoples of the Evergreen State.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments | p. 5 |
Permissions/Credits | p. 6 |
Miscellaneous Facts About Washington | p. 7 |
Map of Washington | p. 8 |
African Americans | p. 10 |
Agriculture | p. 11 |
Airports | p. 14 |
American Indians | p. 15 |
Amphibians and Reptiles | p. 19 |
Apples | p. 19 |
Aquaculture | p. 21 |
Archaeology | p. 21 |
Archives | p. 22 |
Area Codes | p. 23 |
Arts | p. 24 |
Asian Americans | p. 24 |
Avalanches | p. 30 |
Aviation and Aerospace | p. 30 |
Basalt | p. 32 |
Beacon Rock | p. 32 |
Beer | p. 33 |
Bellingham | p. 34 |
Birds | p. 34 |
Boeing | p. 35 |
Bonneville Power Administration | p. 36 |
Bridges | p. 37 |
Cascade Mountains | p. 38 |
Caves | p. 40 |
Channeled Scablands | p. 40 |
Charities | p. 41 |
Cities and Towns | p. 41 |
Coffee | p. 44 |
Columbia Plateau | p. 44 |
Columbia River | p. 45 |
Congressional Delegation | p. 46 |
Constitution | p. 50 |
Consular Corps | p. 50 |
Cougar | p. 50 |
Coulee | p. 50 |
Counties | p. 51 |
Crabs | p. 54 |
Crime | p. 55 |
Dams | p. 56 |
Dry Falls | p. 58 |
Eagles | p. 58 |
Earthquakes | p. 59 |
Education | p. 61 |
Elected Officials | p. 62 |
Elk | p. 63 |
Endangered Species | p. 64 |
Erratics | p. 64 |
Exports and Imports | p. 65 |
Ferries | p. 68 |
Fire Lookouts | p. 69 |
Fish and Shellfish | p. 69 |
Fish Hatcheries | p. 71 |
Forest | p. 73 |
Forest Products Industry | p. 74 |
Gambling | p. 76 |
Geoduck | p. 76 |
Ghost Towns | p. 76 |
Glaciers and Glaciation | p. 77 |
Golf | p. 78 |
Government | p. 79 |
Governor | p. 79 |
Hanford | p. 82 |
High Technology | p. 84 |
Hispanic Americans | p. 86 |
History | p. 87 |
Horse Racing | p. 92 |
Hospitals | p. 93 |
Hot Springs | p. 94 |
Hunting | p. 96 |
Hydroplanes | p. 96 |
International Border | p. 99 |
Islands | p. 99 |
Judicial System | p. 101 |
Lakes and Reservoirs | p. 104 |
Laws | p. 105 |
Law Enforcement | p. 106 |
Legislature | p. 106 |
Libraries | p. 112 |
Lighthouses | p. 113 |
Mammals | p. 115 |
Marine Pilots and Vessel Traffic Services | p. 116 |
Microsoft Corporation | p. 116 |
Mileage | p. 117 |
Military | p. 117 |
Mima Mounds | p. 120 |
Minerals and Gems | p. 121 |
Mount Rainier | p. 121 |
Mount St. Helens | p. 122 |
Mountains | p. 123 |
Museums | p. 124 |
Mushrooms | p. 126 |
National Forests | p. 127 |
National Marine Sanctuaries | p. 130 |
National Natural Landmarks | p. 130 |
National Parks | p. 131 |
National Register of Historic Places | p. 137 |
Nature and Wildlife Preserves | p. 140 |
Newspapers | p. 144 |
Old-Growth Forests | p. 145 |
Olympia | p. 145 |
Olympic Mountains | p. 146 |
Osceola Mudflow | p. 146 |
Outdoor Recreation | p. 147 |
Pacific Coast | p. 147 |
PAC-10 | p. 148 |
Palouse | p. 150 |
Petroglyphs and Pictographs | p. 150 |
Physical Geography | p. 152 |
Place Names | p. 152 |
Plants | p. 153 |
Politics | p. 155 |
Population | p. 158 |
Ports | p. 158 |
Prisons | p. 159 |
Professional Sports | p. 161 |
Public Transportation | p. 165 |
Puget Sound and Inland Waters | p. 165 |
Radio and Television Stations | p. 167 |
Railroads | p. 171 |
Red Tide | p. 173 |
Rivers | p. 173 |
Roads and Highways | p. 174 |
Rodeos | p. 176 |
Salmon | p. 177 |
Seattle | p. 178 |
Skiing and Snowboarding | p. 179 |
Slug | p. 182 |
Snake River | p. 182 |
Special Districts | p. 182 |
Speed Limits | p. 183 |
Spokane | p. 183 |
Spotted Owl | p. 184 |
State Parks | p. 184 |
State Symbols | p. 190 |
Tacoma | p. 192 |
Taxes | p. 192 |
Tides | p. 193 |
Tourism | p. 194 |
Trails | p. 195 |
Transportation | p. 197 |
Tri-Cities | p. 197 |
Universities and Colleges | p. 197 |
Vehicle and Driver's Licenses | p. 202 |
Vital Statistics | p. 203 |
Volcanoes and Volcanism | p. 204 |
Voting | p. 205 |
Walla Walla | p. 206 |
Water Sports | p. 206 |
Waterfalls | p. 208 |
Weather and Climate | p. 208 |
Weyerhaeuser | p. 213 |
Whales | p. 214 |
Wilderness | p. 215 |
Wildflowers | p. 215 |
Winds | p. 215 |
Wine | p. 215 |
Yakima | p. 216 |
Zip Codes | p. 217 |
Zoos and Aquariums | p. 222 |
News Highlights, 1998-99 | p. 224 |
Further Reading | p. 228 |
Appendix Washington State Constitution Preamble and Declaration of Rights | p. 231 |
Index | p. 234 |
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