100 years later, progress for 'Evergreen State' to become Washington's official nickname
The Washington Senate voted unanimously Monday to legally make Washington’s nickname the Evergreen State, Senator Jeff Wilson said in a release.
The vote comes 100 years after everyone already assumed Washington had that nickname.
“We caught this nickname problem in the nick of time,” Wilson said. “Imagine what might have happened if anyone realized we hadn’t made it official and snuck a bill through the Legislature. We might be The Slush and Drizzle State today. If this bill passes, we won’t have to worry about that anymore.”
The nickname might not be official yet, but it dates back to early statehood. The earliest known usage was in an 1890 promotional booklet by Seattle real estate broker Charles Tallmadge Conover, titled “Washington the Evergreen State and Seattle its Metropolis,” according to the release.
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I always thought it was the official nickname.
