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All Over The Map: Washington’s peculiar collection of backward towns

There are three communities in Washington that have one unusual thing in common. The communities are Nagrom in King County, Retsil in Kitsap County, and Lebam in Pacific County. The names of all three ...
OPB

Washington state is building wildfire risk and hazard maps. Mapmakers need your help

Courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation / AP Soon, new maps for the state of Washington will help show wildfire risks and hazards. But first, the team creating the maps is asking for ...
MyNorthwest.com

All Over The Map: The surprising number of Washington towns inspired by first names

Names for communities in Washington are inspired by many things – nods to obvious nearby geographic features, nostalgia for faraway hometowns of settlers, memorials to Indigenous leaders, remembrances ...
AppleInsider

Apple Maps, Google Maps routed Washington highway drivers onto dirt road

For around a month, both Apple Maps and Google Maps routed eastbound drivers around I-90 construction in Washington State, sending them down dirt roads where they got stuck and had to be towed. It's a ...
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As Oregon’s wildfire risk map dies, Washington creates its own

Courtesy of Jessica Payne via Washington Department of Natural Resources Fire officials with the Washington Department of Natural Resources recently held their first public meeting about a project to ...