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Discovery Park History". City of Seattle, Washington Government. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021 . Retrieved September 2, 2021. Lang, William. "Robert Gray (1755–1806)". Oregon Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021 . Retrieved September 2, 2021.

The Pig War". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on January 10, 2007 . Retrieved September 7, 2012. Makah Whaling & Whale Hunt – Makah Tribe (Neah Bay, Washington)". Makah Tribe. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021 . Retrieved September 2, 2021. Kershner, Jim (September 8, 2015). "Boeing and Washington". Historylink.org. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021 . Retrieved September 2, 2021. Washington's proportion of residents under the age of five was 6.7%, 25.7% under 18, and 11.2% 65 or older.

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During the Great Depression, a series of hydroelectric dams were constructed along the Columbia River as part of a project to increase the production of electricity. This culminated in 1941 with the completion of the Grand Coulee Dam, the largest concrete structure in the United States and the largest dam in the world at its construction. [60]

Retail sales tax". Washington State Department of Revenue. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014 . Retrieved April 19, 2014. Bellingham 3 SSW, Washington". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) . Retrieved September 21, 2016.The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is officially nonpartisan, but Superintendent Reykdal identifies with the Democratic Party. Markell, Joanna (February 10, 2022). "Washington officially has a new all-time maximum temperature record: 120 degrees". Yakima Herald-Republic. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022 . Retrieved February 10, 2022. The first recorded European landing on the Washington coast was by Spanish Captain Don Bruno de Heceta in 1775, [29] on board the Santiago, part of a two-ship flotilla with the Sonora. He claimed the coastal lands up to Prince William Sound for Spain as part of their claimed rights under the Treaty of Tordesillas, which they maintained made the Pacific a "Spanish lake" and all its shores part of the Spanish Empire. Soon thereafter, The smallpox epidemic of the 1770s devastated the Native American population. [30] House Resolution No. 2016–4662" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. February 15, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 15, 2017 . Retrieved April 4, 2017. In November 2009, Washington voters approved full domestic partnerships via Referendum 71, marking the first time voters in any state expanded recognition of same-sex relationships at the ballot box. Three years later, in November 2012, same-sex marriage was affirmed via Referendum 74, making Washington one of only three states to have approved same-sex marriage by popular vote.

United States Extreme Record Temperatures & Differences". Golden Gate Weather Services. 2005. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012 . Retrieved October 14, 2012. Washington's population was 7,705,281 in the 2020 census, [127] a 14.6% increase since the 2010 census. [128] In 2020, the state ranked 13th overall in population, and was the third most populous, after California and Texas, west of the Mississippi River. [129] Washington has the largest Pacific Northwest population, followed by Oregon, then Idaho. The Washington State Office of Financial Management reported the state population at 7,951,150 as of April 1, 2023. [130] King County International Airport/Boeing Field". Kingcounty.gov. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014 . Retrieved April 19, 2014.

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The top two health insurers as of 2017 were Premera Blue Cross, with 24 percent market share, followed by Kaiser Permanente at 21 percent. [225] For the individual market, Molina Healthcare had the top share at 23%. [226] The British–Spanish Nootka Convention of 1790 ended Spanish claims of exclusivity and opened the Northwest Coast to explorers and traders from other nations, most notably Britain and Russia as well as the fledgling United States. [36] [37] American captain Robert Gray (for whom Grays Harbor County is named) then discovered the mouth of the Columbia River. He named the river after his ship, the Columbia. [38] Beginning in 1792, Gray established trade in sea otter pelts. The Lewis and Clark Expedition entered the state on October 10, 1805. [39] Seattle Tacoma International Airport, Washington". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) . Retrieved September 21, 2016.