2. Overview
● State History
● Washington Information
● Washington Facts
● Natural Resources
● State Song
● Famous People
3. History Of Washington
1805-Lewis and Clark reached Washington
1883-Railroads connect Washington with East
coast
1889- Washington became the 42nd state
5. State Information Cont.
Geographical Size: 71,299.64 square miles
Geographic Location: Longitude: 116° 57'W to
124° 48'W Latitude: 45° 32'N to 49°N
Top left hand corner of the USA
Major Places: Seattle home to Starbucks
University of Washington #1 college in Washington
12. Famous people from Washington
Adam West
● TV shows, Batman,Family Guy
● Movies, Batman
Bill Gates
● Chairman of Microsoft Corporation
● Richest person in the world
Jimi Hendrix
● Rock & roll guitarist
● Greatest guitarist in rock music
14. Population and Current Events
Population
● As of 2010 the population is 6,724,540
Current Events
● The Presidential election
● The Nationals were in the playoffs