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Some people say that there are more than three Washington in America. Is it true?/You don't say.
If Washington means names and places, there are many. There is George Washington, the first president of the United States, Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and Washington State in the northwest. In addition, there are dozens of towns and counties named after Washington. And because Washington is also a surname in the United States, many Americans are called Washington.

George Washington was the first president of the United States, a federalist politician, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and a founding father. He was called the "father of the country" by the United States, commander-in-chief of the continental army in the American War of Independence, and made great contributions to the founding of the United States. The Declaration of Independence issued under his leadership is one of the most important documents since the founding of the United States, and it has a far-reaching influence in the whole human history. In it, he denounced the British tyranny over the colonies and declared that all people were born.

Washington, the capital of the United States, does not belong to any state, but is a special administrative region directly under the jurisdiction of the US Congress. Its full name is Washington, D.C. When Washington, D.C. was founded, the transportation was based on carriage planning, so the road system was not suitable for modern automobile transportation system, and it was considered as the worst city in the United States.

Washington state is a state in the northwest of the United States. The state capital is Olympia and the largest city is Seattle. Washington State borders British Columbia in Canada in the north, Oregon in the south, Idaho in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west. Named after George Washington, the first president of the United States, the state joined the Union on June 1889165438+1October1/and became the 42nd state in the United States.