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Washington Of Interest

The Spanish explorer, Bruno Heceta, visited the area in 1775 and claimed it for his country. The Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806 stimulated interest, and in 1818 an agreement to a ten-year period of joint occupancy of the Oregon country between the U.S. and Britain was made. Washington became a territory in 1853 and a state in 1889.

Washington's chief commodity is lumber. White and ponderosa pine, spruce, cedar, larch, and hemlock are found on the state's numerous hills and mountains. Cattle and livestock products are important items, as well as halibut and salmon. Agricultural crops are apples, pears, red raspberries, spearmint, cherries, aprictots, asparagus, grapes, potatoes, hops, and lentils.

The state's major manufacturing industries are aircraft, ships, chemicals, metals, and machinery. Washington has over 1,000 dams, so its abundance of electrical power enables efficient aluminum production. The dams' other functions are flood control, irrigation, and water storage.

The state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president and is also home to the world's wealthiest person. Washington has the world's largest building, Boeing's final assembly plant, and the world's longest floating bridge. The Northwestern most point in the continental U.S. is Cape Flattery.

Washington maps: Online

Historical - A large selection of historical Washington maps.
Political (click on the map to enlarge)
Roads - A detailed map viewable by the whole state or regions in PDF documents. Click on "View Map." You can zoom in for a very large scale.
Roads A good source for Washington road maps online.
Shaded Relief (click on the map to enlarge)

Downloadable

Blank Outline Map - A printer-friendly document.
Roads - A detailed map of the whole state or regions in PDF documents. Click on "View Map." You can zoom in for a very large scale.
Roads - You can zoom in and print your own maps at a large scale.
Shaded Relief - Can be printed at two different zoom levels (click on the map to zoom).

For free and purchase

Folded, Free - A free highway map can be requested from this site. Click on "Order Map."
Rand McNally Washington Travel Map - A laminated, tear-proof folding highway map.
DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer: Washington - DeLorme's popular book of Washington topo maps. Read a review of this product at topo map books.
Washington Wall Map - A colorful shaded relief map available in plain paper or laminated.
National Geographic TOPO! - Topo maps on CD by National Geographic. Read a review of this product at topo maps on CD.
For a large selection of other Washington maps, click here.

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Washington Of Interest