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'''Washington''', often referred to as Washington State, was the forty-second state to enter into the Union, on Nov. 11, 1889. The state is named after the first president [[George Washington]]. Its capital is [[Olympia]], and its largest city is [[Seattle]].  It is located at the extreme northwest corner of the 48 contiguous [[America]]n states.

'''Washington''', often referred to as Washington State, was the forty-second state to enter into the Union, on Nov. 11, 1889. The state is named after the first president [[George Washington]]. Its capital is [[Olympia]], and its largest city is [[Seattle]].  It is located at the extreme northwest corner of the 48 contiguous [[America]]n states.  This [[Democrat]]-dominated state was the location of an early outbreak of the [[coronavirus]] [[COVID-19]] in early 2020 in a nursing home.

The state Constitution of Washington, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''.  It says:

The state Constitution of Washington, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''.  It says: