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<p> Capital of the United States, in the district of Columbia, on the left bank of the Potomac, 35 in. SW. of Baltimore; was founded in 1791, and made the seat of the [[Government]] in 1800; it is regularly laid out, possesses a number of noble buildings, many of them of marble, the chief being the Capitol, an imposing structure, where the [[Senate]] and [[Congress]] sit; near it, 1½ m. distant, is the [[White]] House, the residence of the President, standing in grounds beautifully laid out and adorned with fountains and shrubbery. </p>
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<p> A NW. State of the American Union, twice the size of Ireland; lies N. of Oregon; is traversed by the Cascade Mountains, the highest 8138 ft., and has a rugged surface of hill and valley, but is a great wheat-growing and grazing territory, covered on the W. by forests of pine and cedar; [[Olympia]] is the capital. [[Washington]] is the name of hundreds of places in the States. </p>
 
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<ref name="term_81437"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/washington Washington from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_81439"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/washington+(2) Washington from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 19:09, 15 October 2021

Washington [1]

A NW. State of the American Union, twice the size of Ireland; lies N. of Oregon; is traversed by the Cascade Mountains, the highest 8138 ft., and has a rugged surface of hill and valley, but is a great wheat-growing and grazing territory, covered on the W. by forests of pine and cedar; Olympia is the capital. Washington is the name of hundreds of places in the States.

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