Welcome to Washington! (Continued below)
Nicknames & Slogans | |||
Nicknames | The Evergreen State, Chinook State | ||
Symbols of State | |||
Motto | Alki | 1893 | > |
Song | Washington, My Home | 1959 | > |
EcoSymbols | |||
Flower | coast rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) | 1959 | > |
(former) | rhododendron (Rhododendron californicum) | 1949 | |
Tree | western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) | 1947 | > |
Grass | bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata) | 1989 | > |
Fruit | apple (Malus) | 1989 | > |
Vegetable | Walla Walla sweet onion (Allium cepa) | 2007 | > |
Bird | willow goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | 1951 | > |
Endemic Mammal | Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) | 2009 | > |
Marine Mammal | orca (Orcinus orca) | 2005 | > |
Amphibian | Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) | 2007 | > |
Fish | steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) | 1969 | > |
Insect | green darner dragonfly (Anax junius) | 1997 | > |
Oyster | Ostrea lurida | 2014 | > |
Gem | petrified wood | 1975 | > |
Fossil † | Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) | 1998 | > |
Soil | Tokul (unofficial) ![]() |
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Waterfall | Palouse Falls | 2014 | |
Cultural Symbols | |||
Ship | President Washington | 1983 | > |
Tall Ship | Lady Washington | 2007 | > |
Arboretum | Washington Park Arboretum (University of Washington, Seattle) | 1995 | > |
Tartan | 1991 | > | |
Dance | square dance ![]() |
1979 | > |
Folk Song | Roll on Columbia, Roll On | 1987 | > |
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