Washington State Facts – Part IV
- who created the famous Dennis the Menace comic strip.
- Famous citizens – Francis Richard “Dick” Scobee – American astronaut killed commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986.
- Famous citizens – Minoru Yamasaki – American architect, best known for his design of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center buildings 1 and 2.
- Washington’s state flag is the only flag with a field of green, as well as the only state flag with the image of an American president.
- Washington has the largest ferry fleet in the United States.
- Mount Rainier – Washington’s highest mountain – is covered with more glacial ice than any other peak in the lower 48 states.
- Washington has more glaciers than the other 47 contiguous states combined.
- Everett, Washington is the site of the world’s largest building, Boeing’s final assembly plant.
- Washington native and resident Bill Gates in the wealthiest man in the United States.
- Before it became a state, the territory was called Columbia. When it was granted statehood, the name was changed to Washington, supposedly so people wouldn’t confuse it with the District of Columbia.
- The world’s first soft-serve ice cream machine was located in an Olympia Dairy Queen.
- Starbucks, the biggest coffee chain in the world, was founded in Seattle.
- The state of Washington does not levy a personal income tax.
- Washington has the highest percentage of non-religious people and the lowest church membership in the United States.
- Washington is home to four of the five longest floating bridges in the world.
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