Seattle Space Needle, Washington

The Seattle Space Needle was built for the 1962 World's Fair.  The Space Needle is 605 feet tall at it's highest point and weighs 9,550 tons.  From the Space Needle you can see downtown Seattle, the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, Mount Rainer, Mount Baker, Elliott Bay and the surrounding islands.

Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC

Arlington Mansion and 200 acres of ground surrounding it were designated officially as a military cemetery June 15, 1864, by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.  More than 260,000 people are buried at Arlington Cemetery.  Veterans from all the nation's wars are buried in the cemetery, from the American Revolution through the Persian Gulf War and Somalia.  Pre-Civil War dead were reinterred after 1900.

In 1864, Private William Christman, 67th Pennsylvania Infantry, was the first person to be buried on the grounds of the estate. Later that year the cemetery was officially commissioned a military cemetery.

Seattle, Washington

Lots of interesting facts about Seattle on this card. Many that I didn't know. That is one thing I love about postcards...you learn a lot about the area. I've had postcards that have led me onto hours of research on the internet.

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M/V Puyallup is a Jumbo Mark II ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.

From the Puyallup language: "generous people." The Puyallup tribe had a reputation for generosity in dealing with traders and travelers. Early settler Ezra Meeker renamed his town from Franklin in 1877 looking for something unique. Besides the tribe and town, Puyallup is also used on a river and a Mt. Rainier glacier.

Leavenworth, Washington

Christmas scene from Leavenworth, Washington.

Darigold's Dairy Fair - Sunnyside, WA

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Cashmere, Washington

Liberty Orchards in Cashmere, Washington.