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Important State Facts
• Symbols • Heritage • Key Info
State Capital
Olympia
State Flag
Established 1923
State Seal
Established 1889
State Motto
Al-ki ("By and by") (1889)
State Nickname
"The Evergreen State"
State Song
"Washington, My Home" (1959)
State Bird
American Goldfinch (1951)
State Mammal
Olympic Marmot (2009)
State Fish
Steelhead Trout (1969)
State Insect
Green Darner Dragonfly (1997)
State Amphibian
Pacific Chorus Frog (2007)
State Fossil
Columbian Mammoth (1998)
State Flower
Coast Rhododendron (1892)
State Tree
Western Hemlock (1947)
State Grass
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (1989)
State Soil
Tokul Soil Series (2024)
State Fruit
Apple (1989)
State Vegetable
Walla Walla Sweet Onion (2007)
State Folk Dance
Square Dance (1979)
State Tartan
Washington State Tartan (1991)
State Ship
Lady Washington (2007)
State Marine Mammal
Orca / Killer Whale (2005)
State Quarter Design
Mount Rainier and salmon (2007)
State Dance Animal
Appaloosa Horse (1975)
State Gem
Petrified Wood (1975)