15 Wonderful Facts About Washington.

Popularly nicknamed the “Evergreen State” but also known as the “State of Love and Trust,” Washington was the 42nd state to join the United States of America on November 11, 1889.

It has a population of 7,614,893 people (as of 2019), making it the 13th most populous state.

Washington is bordered by the states of Oregon and Idaho.

With a total of 71,362 square miles (184,827 square kilometers) of land and water, it is the 18th largest state.

The capital of Washington is Olympia, which is located in the west of the state.

That’s enough fast facts about the Evergreen State; here, you’ll learn some of the more unique and interesting facts!

The most commonly held theories on how North America was populated claim that the first settlers made their way into the continent from the far east of modern-day Russia via the Bering Strait, which was a so-called land bridge due to lower sea levels.

It’s estimated that these early settlers arrived on the continent sometime around 15,000-13,000 BC.

Over the following few thousand years, they slowly spread out over North America, constantly searching for more favorable weather and hunting conditions.