National & State Park Information
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Washington
this park on the west coast
in our "forty second state"quarter struck by
the mint on
May ?, 2011 |
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| The park quarter's stateside face depicts a Roosevelt
Elk stepping into the Hoh River with Mount Olympus in the background. The elk, also known
as Olympic elk, is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America |
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| Park or Site: |
Olympic National Park |
| Historical Date: |
February 22, 1897 |
| National Order: |
8 |
| Location in State: |
Olympic Penisula, Washington |
| Number of National Historic Sites: |
14 |
| Number of State Parks: |
143 |
| Most Popular Park or Site: |
Deception Pass Park |
| Most Scenic Park or Site: |
North Cascades State Park |
Not to be missed: Although not in
Washington you
are so close Victoria, B.C that you should make
that ferry ride and visit this historic city. |
Bits of
History Update:
A very famous British flower
garden is in Victoria, BC. 55
acres of pure beauty. What is
this garden's name?
Deception Pass State Park
opens you to parts of
Wanhington that
kayaker's and whale
watchers treasure Travel
north to Anacortes and ferry
over to San Juan Island
for Orka watching heaven.. |
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National Park Sites in Washington
Ebey's Landing National
Historical Reserve, Fort Vancouver
National Historic Site, Klondike Gold Rush
- Seattle,
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Unit National Historical Park, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area,
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail,
Mount Rainier National Park, Nez Perce National Historical Park,
North Cascades National Park, Olympic National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area,
San Juan Island National Historical Park, Whitman Mission National Historic Site |
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Park Name Origin:
English captain John Meares, seeing the mountains in 1788, thought them beautiful
enough for the Gods to dwell there, and named them "Mount Olympus" after the one
in Greece. Olympic National Park was explored by Lieutenant Joseph O’Neil and Judge
James Wickersham. O’Neil found the mountains and slopes to be of high value and
recommended that they should be incorporated into a National Park to protect them.
State and National Park Fun Facts:
Washington is a beautiful state with the seashore on the west and
Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon
in the United States on the east near Spokane. In between are historic volcanos that dot
the northwest
including five major composite volcanoes or stratovolcanoes (from north to south): Mount
Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams. These volcanoes and
Mount Hood to the south in Oregon are part of the Cascade Range, a volcanic arc that
stretches from southwestern British Columbia to northern California. All are a sight to
behold on a clear day flying to Seattle from the southeast.
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