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Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
English: Mowich Lake is a lake located in the northwestern corner of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Many areas of historical significance are in Washington. Visitors can learn about the fur trade as they visit Fort Vancouver, which is located on the north side of the Columbia River in Vancouver by Interstate 5. In Seattle is the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park providing information on those who came to the area seeking gold. Interstate 5 is the nearest interstate. Near the border with Oregon in the southeast corner of the state is the Whitman Mission Historic Site. Interstate 82 is to the east. In the northwest corner of Washington are many islands located to the west of Interstate 5 in the beautiful San Juan Island National Historic Park. This area is reached by ferry. Also reached by ferry is Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve. The Nez Perce National Historical Park covers four states. No interstates are near the park which is in the southest corner of the state.
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is in northeast Washington north of Interstate 90. Boating, fishing and swimming are some of the available activities. Covering seven states is the Oregon National Historic Trail. Located in the southern part of the state, the trail commemorates the move west of the pioneers. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail runs through eleven states. It is also in the southern part of the state with Interstate 84 as the closest interstate.