Washington State
Washington State Research Topics
People of Washington
Dixy Lee Ray
- http://eruptionbook.com/dixy-lee-rae/#lightbox[group-31936]/1/
- https://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/biographies/DixyLeeRay.aspx
- https://www.historylink.org/file/601
- https://wanderwomenproject.com/women/dixy-lee-ray/
Mother Joseph
- http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=1671
- http://www.rosemerena.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mother-joseph-of-the-sacred-heart
- http://www.pbs.org/video/mother-joseph-sacred-heart-gsqtil/
George Washington Bush
- http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/article/State-owes-much-to-George-W-Bush-a-black-1079278.php
- http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=5646
- http://www.start-wa.com/
Chief Seattle
- http://www.chiefseattle.com/History/chiefseattle/chief.htm
- http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=5071
- http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Chief_Seattle
Chief Joseph
- http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=c_joseph
- https://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans/chief_joseph.php
Bill Gates
- http://www.notablebiographies.com/Fi-Gi/Gates-Bill.html
- http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventors/a/Bill_Gates.htm
Thea Foss
William Boeing
- http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=8023
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/William_Edward_Boeing.aspx
- http://www.boeing.com/boeing/companyoffices/gallery/founders/index.page?
Narcissa Whitman
- http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Sp-Z/Whitman-Narcissa.html
- https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/whitman_narcissa_1808_1847_/#.ZDA763bMLGg
Nez Perce
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Nez_Perce.aspx
- https://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans/nez_perce.php
- https://www.coolkidfacts.com/nez-perce/
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/npnht/learningcenter/kids/?cid=fsbdev3_055783
Bertha Landes
- http://kuow.org/post/was-big-bertha-seattles-best-mayor
- http://www.historylink.org/File/5343
- http://www.historylink.org/File/1980
- https://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/biographies/BerthaKnightLandes.aspx
Wing Luke
- http://www.historylink.org/File/2047
- http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/wing-luke-the-man-behind-the-museum/
- http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wing-lukes-vision-lives-in-new-museum/
- http://db.wingluke.org/images/scrapbook/1997_024_016_343.jpg
- http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/luke-wing-chong-1925-1965
John Nordstrom
- http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=1677
- http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/company-history
- http://www.nndb.com/people/444/000166943/
Sacagawea
- http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/sacagawea
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Sacajawea.aspx
George Vancouver
Places in Washington
Grand Coulee Dam
- http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/northeast/Dam/Grand-Coulee-Dam.htm
- http://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/pubs/factsheet.pdf
- https://www.nwcouncil.org/history/GrandCouleeHistory
- https://gcdvisitor.com/grand-coulee-dam-facts/
Space Needle
- http://historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=722
- http://www.spaceneedle.com/history/
- http://easyscienceforkids.com/space-needle-facts/
- http://facts.net/space-needle/
Olympia Capitol Building
- http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5443
- http://www.k12.wa.us/AboutUs/OldCapitolBldg.aspx
- http://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Statistical%20Reports/Facts_About_the_Leg_Building.pdf
Mount St. Helens
- http://www.mountsthelens.com/mount_st_helens_national_park.html
- http://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1900s/mount_st_helens_eruption.php
- http://www.mshslc.org/
- https://easyscienceforkids.com/mount-saint-helens/
Olympic National Park
- http://www.nps.gov/olym/naturescience/index.htm
- http://www.olympicnationalparks.com/discover/park-history/
- https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/historyculture/index.htm
Mt. Rainier National Park
- http://www.softschools.com/facts/us_national_landmarks/mount_rainier_volcano_facts/1192/
- http://www.nps.gov/mora/naturescience/index.htm
- https://www.doi.gov/blog/11-fun-facts-about-mount-rainier-national-park
- https://morethanjustparks.com/mount-rainier-facts/
- https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/kidsyouth/fast-facts-for-
Columbia River
- http://www.softschools.com/facts/rivers/columbia_river_facts/2119/
- http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/Ce-Cr/Columbia-River-Basin.html
- https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PZ4Vjg40b1U
- http://fwee.org/environment/what-makes-the-columbia-river-basin-unique-and-how-we-benefit/
Pike Place Market
- http://pikeplacemarket.org/history
- http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7053
- http://www.visitseattle.org/things-to-do/sightseeing/pike-place-market/
Fort Vancouver
- http://www.nps.gov/fova/
- http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?displaypage=output.cfm&file_id=5251
- http://www.stateparks.com/fort_vancouver_national_historical_site_in_washington.html
Ballard Locks
- http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=1444
- http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Locks-and-Dams/Chittenden-Locks/
- http://blog.friendsoftheballardlocks.org/p/hiram-chittenden.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OblJ18t_m38
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGs-2dS1iNw
Events in Washingon
Great Seattle Fire
- http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5115
- http://www.djc.com/news/ae/11151119.html
- https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/V38Uj8BysyE
- http://www.tatestrickland.com/seattle-fire/
Alaska Yukon Pacific
- http://content.lib.washington.edu/aypweb/context.html
- http://content.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/aype/links.html
- https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/tj25AY9S3yk
- https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/klse/hrs/hrs3e.htm
- http://content.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/aype/fair.html
Japanese Internment
- https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/japanese_interment_camps.php
- http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/centennial/june/internment.html
- http://encyclopedia.densho.org/Puyallup_(detention_facility)/
- http://www.softschools.com/facts/history/japanese_internment_camps_facts/888/
- http://www.historylink.org/File/8748
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiZxBHGA4Ds
Pig War
- https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Pig_War
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RAyxkFwakg
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu1tNJWIQU4
- https://www.pbs.org/video/the-pig-war-cnb1ou/
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Lewis and Clark
Mount St. Helens
- https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1900s/mount_st_helens_eruption.php
- lhttp://www.mt-st-helens.com/history.html
Seattle Word’s Fair
Klondike Gold Rush
- http://www.nps.gov/klse/historyculture/index.htm
- https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/3xzGhYy0AgE
- http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=687
Seattle General Strike
Makahs
- http://www.bigorrin.org/makah_kids.htm
- http://makah.com/makah-tribal-info/
- http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5310
- http://www.historylink.org/File/5301
- https://nwtreatytribes.org/makah-tribe-continues-pursuit-of-treaty-whaling-right/
- https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/noaa-study-could-set-stage-for-resumption-of-tribal-whaling/
Industries of Washington
Apples
Washington State Ferries
- http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/index.cfm?fuseaction=our_history
- http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/
Microsoft
Salmon
Boeing
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Boeing_Company.aspx
- http://www.boeing.com/history/video-series/index.page?gclid=CKnP7O-qjswCFYNsfgodqEoN_Q#/video_series/weekend-warriors-birth-of-the-b-52
- http://www.boeing.com/history/
Timber
Additional Washington Information
- Experience Washington: http://www.experiencewa.com/v5/home/default.aspx
- http://www.50states.com/washingt.htm
- State Symbols: http://www.leg.wa.gov/symbols/Pages/default.aspx