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- 1. The Great State of Washington By: Peyton Motter and Wes Storey Business Presentation 10-15-13
- 3. Table of Contents History of State 1 History of State 2 Geographical Information Major Industries/Services Natural Resources Tourists Attractions Major Cities, and Colleges Current Events Famous People The State... Summary Citations
- 4. History of Washington ● The history of Washington includes thousands of years of Native American history before Europeans began to establish territorial claims. ● Celebrated their 100th year anniversary last year ● In 1889, Washington Became the 42nd state of the United States.
- 5. History of Washington ● The Lewis and Clark expedition, under direction from President Thomas Jefferson, entered the state on October 10, 1805. ● The first European record of a landing on the Washington coast was in 1774 by Spaniard Juan Pérez. ● Animal and human bones 13,000 years old have been found across Washington.
- 6. Geographical Information ● Washington is located in the North by the Canadian province of British Columbia; is North of Oregon; is West of Idaho; and is on the West Coast ● Mild Climate: Warming and drying of air results in near desert conditions in the lowest section of the Columbia Basin. The that air flows upward towards the Rocky Mountains causes a lot of precipitation to occur ● Population: 6,724,540 ● Size: 71,362 square miles
- 7. Major Industries/Services ● Lumber ● Agriculture ● Hydroelectric energy ● Technology The lumber industry has been a major part of Washington for many years. The Grand Coulee Dam in Washington
- 8. Natural Resources ● Timber ● Farm Produce ● Fish ● Hydroelectric Power
- 9. Tourist Attractions ★ Olympic national park ★ Mount Baker Highway ★ North Cascades Scenic Highway ★ Mount St. Helens Volcanic Monument ★ Seattle Center ★ Riverfront Park ★ Mount Rainier National Park
- 10. Major cities, colleges ● Major Colleges ○ University of Washington- Founded in 1890 in Pullman, one of the nation’s top public research institutions ○ Washington State University- Established 1861 in Seattle, one of the nation's top medical schools ○ Gonzaga University- Established 1887 in Spokane, private liberal arts college ● Major Cities ○ Seattle- Starbucks, the biggest coffee chain in the world started here; population: 634,535 ○ Olympia- The world's first soft-serve ice cream machine is located here; population: 46,478
- 11. Current Events ● A Mill Creek-based real-estate developer has been fined for the third time for mismanagement of construction sites that destroyed salmon habitat. ● March 28, 2013 - Massive landslide hits Washington State, The landslide cut access to 17 homes, and residents have been taken out by boat
- 12. Famous People ● Bill Gates ○ software executive, Seattle-Is worth $72 billion, dropped out of Harvard, Co-founder of Microsoft ● Jimi Hendrix ○ guitarist, Seattle- most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music ● Bob Barker ○ TV host, Darrington- Former American television game show host, The Price is Right
- 13. The State... ● The state motto is Al-ki or Alki, a Chinook Indian word meaning "bye and bye" or "hope for the future." ● Flower- coast rhododendron (1892) ● Bird- willow goldfinch (1951) ● Fish- steelhead trout (1969) ● Tree-western hemlock (1947) ● Name- In honor of George Washington ● Song- Washington, My Home
- 14. Summary ➔Washington State: ◆ Named after George Washington ◆It has many famous people like Jimi Hendrix and Bill Gates ◆ The state motto is Al-ki or Alki ◆It’s capital is Olympia. ◆ It’s home to the Mount St. Helen’s Volcano Monument