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Tourist info: Washington State Tourism,
ON
Molasses House, Plantation Wharf, London
WASHINGTON
SW11 3TN Tel: 020 7978 5233 Fax: 020
7924 3134 E-mail:
eve@firstpr.co.uk
ASHINGT
the evergreen state
Web:
www.experiencewashington.com
W
and
www.seeseattle.com
Washington State is the home of such as Olympic and Mount Rainier;
Land Area: 68,139 square miles
Boeing and Microsoft as well as the set- quiet beaches, giant forests including a
Population: 5,894,121
ting for various films and TV series from temperate rain forest, remote coves,
Frasier, Northern Exposure and Twin swift salmon-rushing rivers, eagles, dol-
State Capital: Olympia
Peaks to Sleepless in Seattle, Disclosure phins, seals and whales; waterfalls, vol- Largest City: Seattle
and Snow Falling on Cedars. When you canoes and magnificent snow sports.
Local Time: PT – 8 hrs behind the UK
long for wild places and rugged shores, Seattle is a beautiful, clean, sophisti-
Climate: Temperate climate with pleas-
yet you want culture and sophistication cated city with a casual pace surround-
ant springs and autumns. Summers are not
close at hand, you don’t have to sacri- ed by water. A compact walking city
too hot and it tends to be wet and mild
fice one for the other in Washington where you can find great restaurants,
during the winter months.
State. clubs and bars, famous sights, fun
National Parks: Olympic, Mount
Washington is the outdoor state and attractions and the cultural arts all with-
Rainier and Mount St Helens.
still manages to remain unspoilt by in the downtown area where you can
mass tourism, whilst having all the facil- ride the buses for free during the day.
ities you could possibly imagine to This is the gateway to Washington
make a fantastic holiday: national parks State and the Pacific Northwest.
Strange but true...
The term “skid road” originated in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square district when loggers
built wood skids to transport cut logs from the top of yesler way down to the waterfront
and was the dividing line between the ‘respectable’ downtown and the unsavoury area to
the south.
Seattleites buy more sunglasses per capita than any other city in the nation.
Look out for...
Bill Gates (Microsoft founder), Johnathan Raban (author) and Dale Chihuly (glass artist).
Tourist info: West Virginia Division of
WEST VIRGINIA
Tourism, Destination Marketing, Power
Road Studios, 114 Power Road, Chiswick,
the mountain state
London, W4 5PY Tel: 020 8994 0978
Fax: 020 8994 0962
WEST VIRGINIA
E-mail: wv@destination-
marketing.co.uk Web:
www.callwva.com
Land Area: 24,000 sq. miles
militant abolitionist, captured the fed-
Population: 1,800,000
eral arsenal in October 1859 with the
aim of arming slaves for insurrection.
State Capital: Charleston
His raid led ultimately to the Civil Largest City: Charleston
War.
Local Time: Eastern Standard Time, 5
You’ll find many charming country hours behind GMT
inns in this region, plus spa towns and
Climate: Hot summers in valleys, mild in
Washington family homes set in acres of
mountains; cool winters. Moderate rainfall
rich farmland. Horseracing and water- throughout the year.
sports on the Shenandoah and Potomac
National Parks: Harpers Ferry and
rivers are popular summer activities,
one other site under National Parks Service
while in winter you can go skiing.
administration.
The New River/Greenbrier Valley
region, in the southeast, is dominated
by fast-running rivers, their rapids
always challenging to fans of white-
Look out for...
water rafting. The Greenbrier Resort Mary Lou Retton - 1984 Gold Medal gym-
West Virginia is a largely mountain- at White Sulphur Springs is a luxury nastics winner and Homer H. Hickman Jr
ous state, cut by river valleys. With resort hotel, known for its famous golf author of Rocket Boys: A memoir - the
the Ohio River as its western bound- links and as the site of the govern- book that inspired the movie October Sky.
ary, it was once part of neighbouring ment’s formerly secret nuclear bunker.
Virginia until it became a separate The state’s two largest cities, Strange but true...
state in 1863. Charleston and Huntingdon, are in
The first organised Golf Club in America is
In the northeast corner, the the Southwest. Here you can enjoy
in West Virginia – the Oakhurst Links in
delightful little town of Harpers Ferry museums, art galleries, music and
White Sulphur Springs was established in
has been protected with national park theatre and watch expert glassblow-
1884.
status. This is where John Brown, a ers at work.
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