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Tacoma was named after Mount Rainier, whose original name was Mount Tahoma, which derived from the Puyallup tacobet, or "mother of waters." |
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Washington is the birthplace of both Jimi Hendrix (Seattle) and Bing Crosby (Tacoma). |
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King county the largest county in Washington was originally named after William R. King, Vice President under Franklin Pierce; it was renamed in 1986, after civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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