Washington

• Admitted to statehood: November 11, 1889
• Origin of name: Named after George Washington
• Capital: Olympia
• Nickname: "Evergreen State"
• Motto: "Al-ki" (Translation: "By - and - By")
• Bird: Willow Goldfinch
• Flower: Western Rododendron
• Song: "Washington, My Home"
• Stone: None *
• Tree: Western Hemlock
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