Washington Newspapers List
List of major newspapers in Washington featuring news and
latest information on local politics, events, business,
sports, education, jobs, and more. See following table for
81 Washington local newspapers, each with official name, city
location and Internet website address. All find related
online resources that may help you living in or moving to
the state of Washington.
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Washington - The Evergreen State
Covering an area of 184,665 km² and with approximately
6.8 million residents, the state extends to the far
northwest of the United States. The capital with a good
48,000 residents is Olympia, while Seattle is the largest
city in the state with over 650,000 residents. Washington
is bordered by Canada (British Columbia Province) to the
north and the Pacific to the west. The neighboring countries
in the east and south are Idaho and Oregon, respectively.
Washington became the 42nd state of the United States on
November 11, 1899. Check collegetoppicks for engineering schools in Washington.
The nickname "Evergreen State"
The nickname "Evergreen State" refers to the landscape.
Washington is a forested state, large forests run through
the country with its mountains, volcanoes, mountains,
islands and rivers.
Historical
The first Europeans to enter the country in the 1770s
were Spanish sailors. The settlement of Washington began a
little later by the Russians and the British. It was fur
traders who set up the first trading posts here. Today's
cities Spokane or Walla Walla were once such trading posts.
However, Washington has been inhabited by the indigenous
people, the Salish or the Spokane for about 14,000 years.
However, by introducing smallpox from the Europeans, the
tribes were severely decimated or partially exterminated.
The USA only took over the area from the fur trading
companies in 1849. In 1889 Washington then became a state.
The indigenous people were gradually pushed back into
reservations, which was not without conflicts. Initially,
the country on the Pacific was only populated by fur traders
or gold prospectors. Wood was also traded. It was only when
the time of the railroad came up that the industry went up.
Seattle became the economic center, especially the aircraft
industry caused an upswing. Tourism was booming with the
establishment of the national parks.
Geography
Washington is over 50 percent forested and is at an
average height of 520 meters above sea level. Mount Rainier
is the highest mountain at 4,395 meters. The longest river
is the Columbia River, which is also the most water-rich in
North America. Washington is crossed by many rivers. The
most important are the Columbia River, the 1,674 km Snake
River, the Pend Oreille, the Okanogan River, the Lewis and
the Cowlitz River. Some rivers were dammed on the way to the
sea and artificial lakes such as Franklin-Delano-Roosevelt
or Rufus Woods Lake were created. The largest natural lake
is 81 km long and 1.5 km wide Lake Chelan.
The contrasting natural landscape of Washington is
divided into the rainy coastal and mountain region in the
west and the relatively flat and dry east. On the Pacific
coast, sandy beaches, rugged cliffs and the island world in
Puget Sound, a 150 km long island-rich bay, determine the
landscape. The Olympic peninsula surrounding the Puget
Sound, with the Olympic Mountains, is a mountain range up to
2,500 m high, very rainy and heavily forested. The volcanic
cones of the Cascades Mountains with Mount Rainier and Mount
St. Helens (which caused a worldwide sensation due to the
volcanic eruption in 1980) give the region a distinctive
character.
Further to the east are the Yakima Valley, an important
wine-growing region and the vast expanse of the Columbia
Plateau. Low-desert semi-desert areas dominate here. In the
northeast, the 2,175 m high Kettle River Range towers over
the landscape, further south is the Selkirk Mountains with
up to 1,800 m high peaks. In the southeast, the Blue
Mountains determine the region at an altitude of up to 2,700
m.
Fauna and Flora
A variety of animals live in Washington. The Olympic Park
in particular has a large biodiversity. Deer, black bears,
mountain lions, pumas, deer, mink skunks, martens, rabbits,
bobcats, raccoons live here. Gray whales can be seen on the
coast and in water. Seals, river otters and on the coast.
Here you can also find the up to 40 cm long tiger
salamander. In addition, there are many bird species here,
such as bald eagles, hawks, kestrels, hummingbirds,
woodpeckers, Canada geese or ptarmigan.
The partly abundant rainfall has also given many plants
an ideal breeding ground. Here you can find the giant
sequoia, many types of fern, mushrooms, mosses. Douglas fir,
the western hemlocks, sitka spruce and very large-leaved
maple trees are very common. Mountain hemlocks,
white-stemmed Swiss pine and rock mountain firs dominate at
high altitudes. There are countless meadow plants such as
lupins, bluebells, castilla, spira, gentian, grasswort,
valerian, anemones, bear grass, juggler flowers and arnica.
Washington offers a variety of outdoor activities
and sights
The national parks offer a variety of leisure activities
such as hiking, mountaineering, horse riding, boat and canoe
tours, nature observation, fishing, skiing in winter. The
main national parks are:
Mount Rainier National Park
Near Tacoma and Seattle is Mount Rainier National Park,
dominated by the 4,392 meter high Mount Rainier, the highest
mountain in the Cascade Range. It is also home to the
largest contiguous glacier area in the United States. Around
1.8 million tourists visit the park every year. Here you
will find 5 areas developed for tourism, 4 of which are
equipped with a visitor center. The streets within the park
run halfway around Mount Rainier. The Trail of the Shadows
is a nature trail. There are several hiking routes that go
to the most interesting places in the park. For example to
the 50 m high Narada waterfall or the Reflection Lake or in
the south the Box Canyon. And you can find the popular but
strenuous Wonderland Trail here, which leads around Mount
Rainier with a length of 150 km.
Olympic National Park
This is the only rainforest area in North America. The
area of the 4,000 km² park extends around the snow-covered
2,428 m high Mount Olympus. In Olympic National Park located
960 km hiking trails that lead to the most beautiful places
and viewpoints. Here you can find the largest trees in the
world in the rainforests with a height of up to 100 m. The
over 100 km long coastal landscape on the Pacific is also
worth a visit.
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
The 445 km² protected area covers the region around the
volcano Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. The best
viewpoints can be reached via cul-de-sacs and you can see
how nature has since recovered from the eruption. The
largest visitor center of the National Volcanic Monument is
located near Silver Lake. Here you can learn everything
about the volcanic eruption and the fauna and flora. There
are also exhibitions on the geology of the region. A special
experience is the exploration of the Ape Cave, a
2,000-year-old lava tube 3 km long and the Lava Canyon, a
lava flow that was washed out by the Muddy River.
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Anacortes American |
Anacortes, WA |
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http://www.goanacortes.com |
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Bainbridge Island Review |
Bainbridge, WA |
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http://www.bainbridgereview.com |
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Bellingham Herald |
Whatcom County, WA |
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http://www.bellinghamherald.com |
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Camas-Washougal Post-Record |
Camas
, WA |
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http://www.camaspostrecord.com |
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Central Kitsap Reporter |
Silverdale, WA |
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http://www.centralkitsapreporter.com |
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Chinook Observer |
Long Beach, WA |
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http://www.chinookobserver.com |
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Citizen Review Online |
Sequim, WA |
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http://www.citizenreviewonline.org |
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Daily
Record |
Ellensburg, WA |
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http://www.kvnews.com |
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Daily
Sun News |
Sunnyside, WA |
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http://www.sunnyside.net |
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Eastside Journal |
Bellevue, WA |
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http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/ |
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Federal Way Mirror |
Federal Way, WA |
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http://www.fedwaymirror.com |
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Goldendale Sentinel |
Goldendale, WA |
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http://www.gorgenews.com/Services/Communications/Newspape |
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Island Beachcomber |
Vashon-Maury, WA |
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http://www.vashonbeachcomber.com |
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Islands' Sounder |
Friday Harbor, WA |
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http://www.islandssounder.com |
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Issaquah Press |
Issaquah, WA |
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http://www.isspress.com |
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Jefferson County Leader |
Port Townsend, WA |
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http://www.ptleader.com |
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Journal San Juan Islands |
Friday Harbor, WA |
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http://www.sanjuanjournal.com |
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Lake Stevens Journal |
Lake Stevens, WA |
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http://www.lakestevensjournal.com |
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Lynden Tribune |
Lynden, WA |
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http://www.lyndentrib.com |
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Mercer Island Reporter |
Mercer Island, WA |
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http://www.mi-reporter.com |
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Methow Valley News |
Twisp
, WA |
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http://www.methowvalleynews.com |
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Monroe Monitor |
Monroe, WA |
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http://www.monroemonitor.com |
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Navy Base News |
Everett, WA |
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http://www.heraldnet.com/navy/ |
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North Kitsap Herald |
Poulsbo, WA |
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http://www.northkitsapherald.com |
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Northwest News |
Woodinville, WA |
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http://www.nwnews.com |
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Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle |
Omak
, WA |
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http://www.omakchronicle.com |
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Peninsula Daily News |
Port Angeles, WA |
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http://peninsuladaily.abracat.com |
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Port Orchard Independent |
Port Orchard, WA |
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http://www.portorchardindependent.com |
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Puget Sound Business Journal |
Seattle, WA |
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http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/ |
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Puget
Sound News |
Seattle, WA |
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http://www.psnews.com/ |
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Pullman
Daily News |
Pullman, WA |
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http://www.dnews.com |
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Renton Reporter |
Renton, WA |
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http://www.rentonreporter.com |
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Robinson Community Newspapers |
Seattle, WA |
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http://www.robinsonnews.com |
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Seattle
Daily Journal of Commerce |
Seattle, WA |
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http://www.djc.com |
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Seattle Post Intelligencer |
Seattle, WA |
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/ |
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Seattle Press |
Seattle, WA |
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http://www.seattlepress.com |
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Seattle Sun |
Seattle, WA |
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http://www.theseattlesun.com/news.html |
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Seattle Times |
Seattle, WA |
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home/ |
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Seattle Union Record |
Seattle, WA |
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http://www.unionrecord.com |
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Seattle Weekly |
Seattle, WA |
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http://www.seattleweekly.com |
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Skagit Valley Herald |
Mount Vernon, WA |
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http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com |
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Snoqualmie Valley Record |
North Bend, WA |
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http://www.valleyrecord.com |
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Snoqualmie Valley Record |
Snoqualmie, WA |
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http://www.valleyrecord.com |
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South County Journal |
Kent
, WA |
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http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/ |
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South Whidbey Record |
Langley, WA |
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http://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com |
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Spokane Journal of Business |
Spokane, WA |
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http://www.spokanejournal.com |
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Stanwood/Camano News |
Stanwood, WA |
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http://www.scnews.com |
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Tacoma Daily Index |
Tacoma, WA |
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http://www.tacomadailyindex.com |
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The Bellingham Herald |
Bellingham, WA |
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http://www.bellinghamherald.com |
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The Boomerang |
Palouse, WA |
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http://www.the-boomerang.com |
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The Business Examiner |
Tacoma, WA |
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http://www.businessexaminer.com |
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The
Chronicle |
Centralia, WA |
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http://www.chronline.com |
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The
Columbian |
Vancouver, WA |
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http://www.columbian.com |
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The Daily
News |
Longview, WA |
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http://www.tdn.com |
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The Daily World |
Aberdeen, WA |
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http://www.thedailyworld.com |
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The Dispatch |
Eatonville, WA |
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http://www.dispatchnews.com |
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The Enterprise |
White Salmon, WA |
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http://www.whitesalmonenterprise.com |
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The
Herald |
Everett, WA |
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http://www.heraldnet.com |
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The Leavenworth Echo |
Leavenworth, WA |
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http://www.leavenworthecho.com |
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The Local Planet |
Spokane, WA |
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http://www.thelocalplanet.com |
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The
News Tribune |
Tacoma, WA |
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http://www.tribnet.com |
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The Nisqually Valley News |
Yelm
, WA |
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http://www.nisquallyvalleyonline.com |
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The Northern Light |
Blaine, WA |
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http://www.thenorthernlight.com |
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The
Olympian |
Olympia, WA |
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http://www.theolympian.com |
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The
Peninsula Gateway |
Gig Harbor, WA |
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http://www.gateline.com |
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The Puyallup Herald |
Puyallup, WA |
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http://www.puyallup-herald.com |
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The Reflector |
Battle Ground, WA |
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http://www.thereflector.com |
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The Sequim Gazette |
Sequim, WA |
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http://www.sequimgazette.com |
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The Spokesman-Review |
Spokane, WA |
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http://www.spokesmanreview.com |
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The
Star |
Grand Coulee, WA |
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http://www.grandcoulee.com |
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The
Sun |
Bremerton, WA |
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http://www.thesunlink.com |
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Tri-CityHerald |
Kennewick, WA |
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http://www.tri-cityherald.com |
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Tri-CityHerald |
Richland, WA |
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http://www.tri-cityherald.com |
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Tri-CityHerald |
Pasco
, WA |
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http://www.tri-cityherald.com |
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Vancouver Business Journal |
Vancouver, WA |
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http://www.vbjusa.com |
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Walla Walla Union-Bulletin |
Walla Walla, WA |
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http://www.union-bulletin.com |
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Wenatchee World |
Wenatchee, WA |
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http://www.wenworld.com |
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West Seattle Herald |
Seattle, WA |
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http://www.robinsonnews.com/westSeattle.html |
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Whidbey News-Times |
Oak Harbor, WA |
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http://www.whidbeynewstimes.com |
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Woodinville Weekly |
Woodinville, WA |
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http://www.nwnews.com/index.html |
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Yakima Herald-Republic |
Yakima, WA |
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http://www.yakima-herald.com |
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WA Municipalities:
Alphabetical list of all cities and towns in
Washington.
Also covers geographical map of Washington.
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The state of Washington borders Canada and is located in the
region of the so-called Pacific states. That's where the
famous city of Seattle is located. Seattle is known for
bringing big city and nature together in one place. Known as
the "emerald city" because of its green areas, the city
offers popular and cultural routes to tourists, who can
still explore the national parks close to the city. One of
the must-see places in Seattle is the Space Needle, the
largest postcard in the city. It is a 184 meter high tower
with an observation deck in the shape of a flying saucer.
Washington is located north of Oregon and borders the
Canadian province of British Columbia. The state of
Washington should not be confused with the state capital,
Washington DC
Seattle is the largest city in Washington and is
particularly characterized by many parks, lakes and coffee
shops. At the same time, however, Seattle is a metropolis
and offers a public transport system so that young people
can also get around easily. Most tourists who visit
Washington State fly to Seattle, the most important city in
terms of tourism, and drive from there into the
state. Seattle is a very beautiful city with many
attractions and a lively cultural and entertainment scene.
The majority of the population is concentrated around the
Puget Sound in the west of the state, where the
capital Olympia and Seattle, by far the largest city, are
located.
Unforgettable sights in Washington
National parks
One of the spectacular sights is the cascade mountain
range with the high volcanic mountains of St. Rainer, Mount
St. Helens and other large and small volcanoes. Mount Rainer
is the highest of the volcanic mountains with its own
national park.
The North Cascades National Park is located on the border
with Canada and includes several recreation areas of
national importance. Particularly noteworthy are the Skagit
River, Pelton Peak, Yawning Glacier and Magic Mountain. The
special thing about this national park is that it is largely
undeveloped and thus exerts its special charm. However, it
is therefore not entirely safe for inexperienced hikers in
high altitudes. Only about 20,000 visitors stray here every
year.
The oldest park is the Olympic National Park in the far
west, founded in 1888. This is located on the peninsula of
the same name and is popular for its hiking trails along the
coast and the temperate rainforests.
wine growing
A total of 13 regions with diverse wine growing are
spread over Washington. 900 wineries invite you to wine
tasting and interesting tours.
Seattle
Seattle is the secret capital of this state. It is not
only the gateway to the Pacific region, but also to the
majestic volcanic mountain ranges and extensive coastal
landscapes directly on the Pacific. At the same time,
Seattle is the coffee capital, because the café density here
is significantly higher than in the rest of the
country. Starbucks opened its first branch here in 1971.
The rich and fertile valleys and farms in this
metropolitan region ensure a thriving gastro scene. The
diverse music scene is also impressive. A well-known
landmark is the Space Needle in the form of a flying saucer
with a height of 174 meters, from which there is a great
panoramic view of the city and the surrounding area. The
SkyCity revolving restaurant is an attraction.
Another hot spot is the Pike Place Market, a lively
market where visitors can get everything from flowers to
wine. The flying fish that dealers throw at their employees
offer a particularly cheerful scene in order to save time
when selling.
Palouse Falls
In the Palouse Falls State Park is the official waterfall
of the state of Washington, which is accessible via numerous
hiking trails. The atmosphere in the evening is particularly
beautiful in the light of the setting sun. |
