Washington

=__ Washington __ The State Flag of Wisconsin =
 * === The capitol of Washington is Olympia but the largest city is Seattle. ===
 * === Washington was admitted to the Union as the forty-second state in 1889. ===
 * === The state bird is the Goldfinch, and the state insect is the Green Darner Dragonfly. ===

Fun Facts:

 * 1) === There are nine national forests located in Washington ===
 * 2) === The lowest recorded temperature in the state was -48 degrees. ===
 * 3) === The highest recorded temperature in the state was 118 degrees. ===



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** Alexander Ovechkin is on the Washington Capitals and he is their best player and leading goal scorer. **
Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpHCkiiN2Lw http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=washington%20capitals&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

By: Oliver Lanigan

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