Local Area Information

• Washington State
• Seattle and other areas
• Newspapers
• Pacific Northwest/Washington State History

Washington State

• Epodunk.com - use the Search box at top - or go to Washington State - fun and factual statistics and information, including old postcards
• Experience Washington (Official Tourism site)with Places to Go map with information on:
  • The Coast click on MORE for information on each
  • Columbia River Plateau
  • The Islands
  • North Cascades
  • Olympic & Kitsap Peninsulas
  • The Palouse
  • Rocky Mountain Gateway
  • Seattle - King County
  • Volcano Country
• Explore Washington Rand McNally map and overview with attractions, park, and other information
• Geological Provinces of US scroll down to find
  • Pacific Mountain system,
  • Columbia Plateau,
  • Rocky Mountain System
• QuickFacts-US Census Bureau-Washington State
• Travel-in-WA.com with map of regions
• Virtual Atlas of the Pacific Northwest
  • Subregions
    • Cascade Mountains
    • Coast Range
    • Columbia Basin
    • High Desert
    • Klamath Mountains
    • Puget Sound and Willamette Valley
    • Rocky Mountains
    • Snake River Plateau
• Washington Place Names Database (Tacoma PL)
• Washington State official site
  
  • Just for Kids
  • State Facts with geographical information on regions
• Washington State basic information with links to a variety of information
• Washington State geography and climate (Office of Trade and Economic Development) with brief descriptions of Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound, Cascade Range, Southwest Washington, Columbia Basin, Okanogan Highlands, and Blue Mountains
• Washington State map - basic outline map
• Washington State news online with links to local government, statistics
• Washington State Symbols
• Washington State Tourism Office includes information of various regions in Washington, Columbia Plateau, Cascades, etc.

• Interesting information

  • Animals
    • Mammals of Washington State
    • Natural Resources Kids Page (MetroKing Country -- salmon challenge, wildlife and habitats)
    • Puget Sound Shorelines -fish, shellfish, plants, animals - Dept. of Ecology
    • Wildlife Viewing Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
    • WildWorld - Washington State National Geographic's Terrestial Ecoregions - click on areas such as Palouse grasslands, Columbia steppe, Cascade forests for info on plants and animals
  • Explore Washington (KCPL list of fiction books)
  • Far out Facts about Washington
  • Folklore story-Washington State AmericanFolklore.net
  • Natural wonders of the Washington Rainforest (click on Washington: outstanding graphics and information from UHaul!!)
  • Postcardfrom.com map, artifacts, fun facts and more about Washington State.
  • Stately Knowlege - Washington state interesting facts
  • Trees of the Pacific NorthWest

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Seattle and other areas

• Best of the Northwest (Seattle P-I)
• Seattle (City of Seattle)
• Seattle Black History
• Seattle King County Visitors Bureau
• Seattle Municipal Archives - especially the searchable archives of historical photographs
• Economic Development Council of Seattle and King County with city profiles, "quality of life" statistics
• Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
• History of Seattle and King County
• KingCounty Snapshots - a photographic heritage of Seattle and surrounding communities
• Oympic Penninsula
• other counties and cities
  • King County 
  • Bellevue
  • Edmonds
  • Issaquah
  • Kirkland
  • Mukilteo
  • Redmond

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Newspapers

• Seattle Times
• Washington State newspaper list

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Educational Resources

• Mr. Donn's Washington State
• Washington State and Seattle area resources (Edmonds school district)