Tag: America
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10 Interesting Facts About Moscow, Idaho
Facts About Moscow, Idaho The postmaster Samuel Neff then completed the official papers for the town and selected the name Moscow. Interestingly, Neff was born in Moscow, Pennsylvania and later moved to Moscow, Iowa. The elevation of its city centre is 2,579 feet above sea level. The city has a total area of 6.85 square…
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10 Interesting Facts About Lewiston, Idaho
Facts About Lewiston, Idaho Lewiston was founded 161 years ago in 1861 in the wake of a gold rush that began the previous year near Pierce, northeast of Lewiston. In 1863, Lewiston became the first capital of the newly created Idaho Territory. The capital was shifted from Lewiston to Boise in 1865. The first people…
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10 Interesting Facts About Kuna, Idaho
Facts About Kuna Kuna originated as a railroad stop with coach transport to Boise. The city has a total area of 18.18 square miles, of which 18.08 square miles is land and 0.10 square miles is water. Kuna is located in Ada County, which was established on December 22, 1864, by the Idaho Territorial Legislature.…
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20 Interesting Facts About Seattle
Facts About Seattle Seattle opened one of the first gas stations in the world in 1907 that was at Holgate Street and Western Avenue. Bertha Knight Landes became the first female mayor in America in 1926. Seattle is surrounded by two mountain ranges, the Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascade Mountains to the…
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10 Interesting Facts About Pasco, Washington
Facts About Pasco The City of Pasco was a 2019 and 2018 finalist for “All-America City” from the National Civic League Pasco has around 300 days of sunshine per year. Pasco is one of three cities that make up Washington state’s Tri-Cities region, a mid-sized metropolitan area of approximately 296,224 people. the city has a…
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10 Interesting Facts About Federal Way, Washington
Facts About Federal Way Federal Way was incorporated as a city on February 28, 1990. Federal Way has two sister cities: Donghae, Gangwon Province, South Korea & Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, located within the Seattle metropolitan area. The Thomas Kinkade Signature Gallery in Federal Way houses…
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10 Interesting Facts About Everett, Washington
Facts About Everett, Washington Everett was named in Honour of Everett Colby, the son of investor Charles L. Colby. Everett was home to a brewery called Everett Beer, however, the brewery closed down due to a Prohibition, the brewery was situated in Everett Station. Everett is situated along the Port Gardner Peninsula in the Puget…
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10 Interesting Facts About Kent, Washington
Facts About Kent Kent was originally named Titusville after one of the original settlers, James Henry Titus. The Kent area was first permanently settled by European Americans in the 1850s along the banks of what was then the White River. The city was renowned for its fertile soil and was formerly known as the “Lettuce…
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10 Interesting Facts About Renton, Washington
Facts About Renton The primary coordinate point for Renton is located at latitude 47.4829 and longitude -122.2171 in King County. The 2019 median income for households in Renton is $70,661, while the mean household income is $89,808. The estimated population of Renton is 106,785, as of 2020. Renton is located at 47°29′12″N 122°11′43″W (47.486622, −122.195163).…
