Southwest Washington
Southwest Washington | |
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Region | |
 Southwest Washington with Chehalis River watershed highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 122°45′W / 46.500°N 122.750°WCoordinates: 46°30′N 122°45′W / 46.500°N 122.750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
Southwest Washington is a geographical area of the U.S. state of Washington, encompassing roughly half of Western Washington.[a] It generally includes the Olympia area southwards to the Oregon-Washington state line at Vancouver. Olympia, the state capital, has been a transshipment center for Southwest Washington since its settlement in the mid-19th century.[5]
Cities[]
Cities and towns in Southwest Washington include:[citation needed]
Cultural events and institutions[]
The Southwest Washington Fair is held annually in the city of Chehalis.
The Southwest Washington State College Committee study of the late 1960s eventually resulted in the establishment of The Evergreen State College in Olympia.[6]
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver is the region's largest medical center.
In the early 20th century, the region was home to a Class-D Minor league baseball league known as the Southwest Washington League.
The Sou'wester is the magazine of the Pacific County Historical Society.[7]
See also[]
- Area code 360 - portion south of 206 and 253 is roughly Southwest Washington
- Interstate 5 in Washington § Vancouver to Tumwater - the major north-south transportation link for the region
- List of regions of the United States
- U.S. Route 12 in Washington - the major east-west link (west of White Pass)
Notes[]
- ^ Pacific, Lewis, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark and Skamania Counties according to Washington Tourism Alliance[1] and other organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters include Thurston, Mason, and Grays Harbor Counties in addition.[2] NOAA fisheries in Southwest Washington include basins leading to Grays Harbor, including the Chehalis River.[3] Washington State Department of Ecology includes the Olympic Peninsula and Pierce County in addition to those mentioned before (Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Mason, Lewis, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties).[4]
References[]
- ^ Washington Tourism Marketing Act HB 1938/ SB 5916 (PDF), Washington Tourism Alliance.
- ^ https://www.swwabigs.org/
- ^ Southwest Washington Coho Salmon Evolutionarily Significant Unit (PDF), NOAA, January 2013
- ^ Southwest Regional Office, Washington State Department of Ecology
- ^ WPA Guide 1941, p. 179.
- ^ Rita Sevcik, "THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE - PLANNING MILESTONES and EARLY YEARS 1967 - 1977", The Evergreen State College archives
- ^ The Sou'wester, WorldCat.
Bibliography[]
- Federal Writers' Project (1941), The WPA Guide to Washington: The Evergreen State, American Guide Series
External links[]
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Southwest Washington. |
- Regions of Washington (state)