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Washington
Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines * New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Fort Washington (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington (state)
Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the national capital, both named after George Washington (the first President of the United States, U.S. president). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and shares Canada–United States border, an international border with the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. Olympia, Washington, Olympia is the List of capitals in the United States, state capital, and the most populous city is Seattle. Washington is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 18th-largest state, with an area of , and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 13th-most populous state, with a population of just less than 8 million. The majority of Washington's residents live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington
George Washington (, 1799) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot (American Revolution), Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. He is commonly known as the Father of the Nation for his role in bringing about American independence. Born in the Colony of Virginia, Washington became the commander of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War (1754–1763). He was later elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses, and opposed the perceived oppression of the American colonists by the British Crown. When the American Revolutionary War against the British began in 1775, Washington was appointed Commanding General of the United States Army, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. He directed a poorly organized and equipped force against disciplined British troops. Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Metropolitan Area
The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the National Capital Region, Greater Washington, or locally as the DMV (short for Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), is the metropolitan area comprising Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States, and its surroundings. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland and Virginia. It anchors the southern end of the densely populated Northeast megalopolis and is part of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, the country's third-largest. The area's estimated total population of 6,304,975 (as of 2023) makes it the country's List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas#United States, seventh-most populous metropolitan area It is one of the country's most educated and affluent metropolitan areas. Nomenclature The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the area as the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV metropolitan statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington, Tyne And Wear
Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland, Sunderland district, in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it is the ancestral settlement of the local Washington family, from which the first President of the United States George Washington descended. It has a population of 67,085. It is located between Chester-le-Street, Gateshead and South Tyneside. Washington was designated a New towns in the United Kingdom, new town in 1964. It became part of Tyne and Wear in 1974. The town has expanded dramatically since its designation; new villages were created and areas were reassigned from Chester-le-Street, to offer housing and employment to those moving from adjoining areas and further afield. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census, Washington had a population of 67,085, compared to 53,388 in 2001. History Toponymy Early references appear around 1096 in Old English as Wasindone. The etymological origin is disputed and there are several proposed theor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington County (other)
Washington County is the name of 30 counties and one parish in the United States of America, all named after George Washington, revolutionary war general and first President of the United States. It is the most common county name in the United States. The following 32 states and one district have or had a Washington County: Extant counties *Washington County, Alabama *Washington County, Arkansas *Washington County, Colorado *Washington County, Florida *Washington County, Georgia *Washington County, Idaho *Washington County, Illinois *Washington County, Indiana *Washington County, Iowa *Washington County, Kansas *Washington County, Kentucky *Washington Parish, Louisiana *Washington County, Maine (in Massachusetts prior to 1820) *Washington County, Maryland *Washington County, Minnesota *Washington County, Mississippi *Washington County, Missouri *Washington County, Nebraska *Washington County, New York *Washington County, North Carolina *Washington County, Ohio *Washington Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square (other)
Washington Square may refer to: Places * Washington Square (Bangkok), Thailand * Washington Square, Pasadena, California, a neighborhood of Pasadena, CA * Washington Square (Brookline), Massachusetts ** Washington Square (MBTA station), Brookline * Washington Square (Charleston), South Carolina * Washington Square, New Orleans, Louisiana, in the Faubourg Marigny * Washington Square (Newport, Rhode Island) * Washington Square (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, park ** Washington Square West, Philadelphia, neighborhood * Washington Square (Salt Lake City), Utah * Washington Square (San Diego), California * Washington Square (San Francisco), California * Washington Square, San Jose, California, the campus of San Jose State University * Washington Square, Savannah, Georgia * Washington Square, Syracuse, New York * Washington Square Park (Chicago), Illinois * Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, New York City Buildings * Washington Square (Detroit), Michigan * Washin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Park (other)
Washington Park may refer to the following, all in the United States: Communities * Washington Park, Arizona * Washington Park, Florida * Washington Park, Illinois * Washington Park, New Jersey * Washington Park, North Carolina * Washington Park, Roanoke, Virginia * Washington Park, Seattle, Washington Community areas and parks * Washington Park, Denver, Colorado, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * Washington Park, Atlanta, Georgia * Washington Park, Chicago (other) * Washington Park (Springfield, Illinois), NRHP-listed * Washington Park (East Chicago), Indiana * Washington Park (Michigan City, Indiana), NRHP-listed * Washington Park (Dubuque, Iowa), NRHP-listed * Washington Park (Newark), New Jersey, NRHP-listed * Washington Park Historic District (Albany, New York) * Washington Park, a municipal park in Brooklyn, New York, later renamed Fort Greene Park * Washington Park, a private park in the Central Troy Historic District in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Old Hall
Washington Old Hall is a historic manor house in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. It lies in the centre of Washington, being surrounded by other villages. The building was the ancestral home of the family of George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States. History William de Hertburne (originally William Bayard), an ancestor of George Washington, assumed tenancy of the Wessyngtonlands from the Bishop of Durham in the late 12th century. Soon after, he changed his name to William de Wessyngton (later Washington). In the early 15th century Sir William Mallory married Dionysia Tempest, the last Wessyngton heir at the Hall. Dionysia was daughter of Sir William Tempest and his cousin, Eleanor Wessyngton. In 1613, Sir John Mallory (a descendant of Sir William Mallory and Dionysia Tempest) and Anna Eure, shareholders in the Virginia Company, moved south to Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire, and the manor was sold to the Bishop of Durham. The Hall continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Washington, Aklan
New Washington, officially the Municipality of New Washington (Aklanon language, Aklanon: ''Banwa it New Washington''; Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang New Washington''; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,955 people. New Washington is particularly known for being the home town of Cardinal Jaime Sin, former Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila, Archbishop of Manila. Etymology Established on January 15, 1904, the municipality was named after the first president of the United States, George Washington, as a tribute to the Thomasites, a group of American teachers who in the early 1900s established a new public education system in the Philippines, taught basic education, and trained Filipino teachers with English as medium of instruction. The municipality was formerly called ''Fonda Lagatic'', which was derived from Lagatik River that st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Street (other)
Washington Street may refer to: United States * Washington Street (Alexandria), Virginia * Washington Street, in Atlanta, Georgia, a fashionable residential boulevard around 1890-1910; see Washington–Rawson * Washington Street, in Augusta, Georgia, former street in Augusta, Georgia; see Transportation in Augusta, Georgia * Washington Street (Baltimore), Maryland, running near Johns Hopkins Hospital * Washington Street (Boston), Massachusetts, running from downtown Boston southwest to the Massachusetts/Rhode Island border (including other Washington Streets in Boston) * Washington (MBTA station), several MBTA stations known as Washington Street * Washington Street (Cape May, New Jersey), New Jersey * Washington Street (Indianapolis), Indiana, the street that divides Indianapolis's northern and southern halves, originally part of the National Road and still, outside of I-465, the route of US 40 * Washington Street (Manhattan), New York City Ireland * Washington Street, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Avenue (other)
Washington Avenue may refer to: United States * Washington Avenue (Miami Beach) in Miami Beach, Florida * Washington Avenue in Portland, Maine, a part of Maine State Route 26 * Washington Avenue (Milford Mill, Maryland) * Washington Avenue (Towson, Maryland) * Washington Avenue (Minneapolis), a major street in Minneapolis, Minnesota * Washington Avenue Loft District in St. Louis, Missouri * Washington Avenue (Las Vegas), Nevada * Washington Avenue (Sayreville, N.J.) * Washington Avenue (Brooklyn), New York ** Washington Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line), a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line and BMT Lexington Avenue Line * Washington Avenue (Albany, New York), a major east–west route in the city of Albany, New York * Washington Avenue (Philadelphia) * Washington Avenue (Houston, Texas), a road in Houston, Texas * Washington Avenue (Washington, D.C.) See also * Fort Washington Avenue * Washington Avenue Historic District (other) * Washington Avenue Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Washington (other)
Mount Washington is a mountain in New Hampshire. Mount Washington or Mt. Washington may also refer to: Places Landforms * List of peaks named Mount Washington * Mount Washington, Pittsburgh (mountain) Communities in the United States ''Listed alphabetically by state'' * Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California * Mount Washington, Kentucky * Mount Washington, Baltimore, Maryland * Mount Washington, Massachusetts * Mount Washington, Cincinnati, Ohio * Mount Washington, Pittsburgh (neighborhood), Pennsylvania Ships * MS ''Mount Washington'', a sightseeing vessel on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, U.S. * , a transport oiler of the Ready Reserve Fleet of the United States Maritime Administration * , a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War Other uses * "Mt. Washington", a song by Local Natives from their 2013 album '' Hummingbird'' See also * * * Washington (other) {{disambiguation, geo, ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
