Olympia, Washington
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Olympia is the capital of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat and most populous city of Thurston County.
From top, and left to right: Old Capitol Building, East Olympia, Interstate 5 at the junction of U.S. Route 101, Port of Olympia, Downtown from Capitol Lake, Washington State Capitol, Salmon sculpture, Mount Rainier, Percival Landing Park, Olympic Mountains and Swantown Marina
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The Old Capitol Building in 1906
Astronaut photograph of Olympia, Washington, taken from the International Space Station (ISS)
Washington (state)
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Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the national capital, both named for George Washington. Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. The state was formed from the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by the British Empire in the Oregon Treaty of 1846. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital, and the most populous city is Seattle.
A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington
Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841
Seattle in 1887
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942