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	Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
		The 19th-century territorial seal of Washington had designs on two sides; one side had a detailed naturalistic scene with sea and mountains and a woman in the foreground epitomizing hope, while the other side showed a log cabin, wagon, and fir forest.
		That law requires the seal to appear correctly on both sides of the flag, although in practice most flags are still made single-sided.
		Washington is alone in having a U.S. state flag with a green background.
	www.merriam-webster.com /cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?washington (320 words)

	Washington State Symbols - Washington State Seal - The United States of America
		The seal is basically just a circle with an outer ring reading "The Seal of the State of Washington 1889", and a center that contains a portrait of George Washington.
		The present seal uses a Gilbert Stuart painting for Washington's portrait.
		Several other images of George have appeared on Washington's Great Seal over the years, but the Gilbert Stuart portrait is the official image on the state's seal today.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/seals/wa_seal.htm (204 words)

	Washington DC Information - Hometown USA
		The Washington area was the target of at least one of the four hijacked planes in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
		Washington is surrounded by the states of Virginia (on its southwest side, and a small part of its northwest one) and Maryland (on its southeast and northeast sides, and most of its northwest one); it interrupts those states' common border, which is the Potomac River both upstream and downstream from the District.
		The George Washington University, founded by an act of Congress in 1821, is the largest institution of higher education in the national's capital with its main campus in Foggy Bottom and its Mount Vernon campus in the Foxhall neighborhood of Northwest Washington.
	www.hometownusa.com /wdc (5981 words)

	Home
		It chemically bonds to surfaces at the molecular level eliminating the microscopic peaks and valleys where the corrosion begins.
		Sealed surfaces are easier to clean and stay clean longer.
		At Diamond Seal, our goal is to provide you with information about our company and products so you understand how we can help protect your home or business.
	www.diamondsealwa.com (184 words)

	The Great Seal of the United States: USA.gov
		The design of the obverse (front) of the Great Seal, which is the coat of arms of the United States, is used by the government in many ways.
		The Seal can be affixed only by an officer of the Department of State, under the authority of its custodian, the Secretary of State.
		Symbolically, the Seal reflects the beliefs and values that the Founding Fathers attached to the new nation and wished to pass on to their descendants.
	www.usa.gov /About/Great_Seal.shtml (262 words)

	The US50 - Official State Seal of Washington
		Depicted above is the state seal of Washington.
		The seal of the state of Washington is a symbol of the authority and sovereignty of the state and is a valuable asset of its people.
		It is the intent of the state government to ensure that appropriate uses are made of the state seal and to assist the secretary of state in the performance of the secretary's constitutional duty as custodian of the seal.
	www.theus50.com /washington/seal.php (101 words)

	EXPOS SEAL WASHINGTON MOVE
		That news was later confirmed to Washington mayor Anthony Williams by MLB officials.
		It is the first North American baseball franchise relocation since the American League's Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers 33 years ago.
		It must also be approved by a 75 per cent vote of the owners, which is considered to be a formality.
	www.sportbusiness.com /news/155779/expos-seal-washington-move (220 words)

	Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
		The 19th-century territorial seal of Washington had designs on two sides; one side had a detailed naturalistic scene with sea and mountains and a woman in the foreground epitomizing hope, while the other side showed a log cabin, wagon, and fir forest.
		That law requires the seal to appear correctly on both sides of the flag, although in practice most flags are still made single-sided.
		Washington is alone in having a U.S. state flag with a green background.
	www.m-w.com /cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?washington (320 words)

	Washington (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889.
		Washington is in the region known as the Pacific Northwest, a term which often includes part or all of British Columbia in Canada and part of Alaska.
		Washington is the location of many Indian reservations, with some placing prominent casinos next to major interstate highways, and residents have adopted many of the artwork themes of the northwest coast Indians who were noted for totem poles, longhouses, dugout canoes and pictures of animals such as the design used for the Seattle Seahawks.
	www.photonicsknowledge.com /opticaldevices/Washington (4464 words)

	U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Origins & Development > Institutional Development > Senate Seal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The seal of the Senate, based on the Great Seal of the United States, includes a scroll inscribed with E Pluribus Unum floating across a shield with thirteen stars on top and thirteen vertical stripes on the bottom.
		Surrounding the seal is the legend, "United States Senate." The seal is affixed to impeachment documents and resolutions of consent to international treaties.
		The seal is kept in the custody of the Secretary of the Senate, in accordance with a resolution adopted in 1886 which mandates that it be used to authenticate transcripts, copies, and certificates as directed by the Senate.
	www.senate.gov /artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Senate_Seal.htm (515 words)

	State Seal of Texas
		In other words, a seal is any one or all of three things: (1) the engraved die used to make the impression; (2) the impression made from it; and (3) the wax, clay, paper, or other material on which the impression has been made.
		The seal of a nation or state is used today for authenticating documents of high importance or high ceremony issued in the name of the sovereign or the chief executive authority, such as the president or governor.
		The Spanish royal seal was replaced by the Mexican seal, which consists of an eagle holding a serpent and standing on a cactus, encircled by wreaths of oak and olive.
	www.sos.state.tx.us /statdoc/seal.shtml (2512 words)

	The Texas State Seal
		Today, the seal of the state of Texas has developed into a uniform design with both a front (obverse) and a reverse side.
		By law, the seal is required to authenticate official documents of the state.
		The Third Congress of the Republic of Texas modified the seal in 1839, adding a live oak branch (to represent strength) and an olive branch (to represent peace).
	www.lsjunction.com /seal.htm (411 words)

	Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889.
		Washington is in the region known as the Pacific Northwest, a term which often includes part or all of British Columbia in Canada and part of Alaska.
		Washington is home of four of the five longest floating bridges in the world: the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge and Homer M. Hadley Bridge over Lake Washington, and the Hood Canal Bridge which connects the Olympic Peninsula and Kitsap Peninsula.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Washington (3807 words)

	Seal Beach, California stats and figures
		Seal Beach sits on the coast as the gateway to Orange County between the cities of Long Beach and Huntington Beach.
		Seal Beach is one of the last non-commercialized beaches where gentle sea breezes and long strolls along the beach while enjoying the serenity of a beautiful sunset are the favorite pastimes.
		Seal Beach is positioned 33.75 degrees north of the equator and 118.07 degrees west of the prime meridian.
	sealbeachweb.net /pages/stats.html (667 words)

	Puget Sound's Health 2002
		Between 1978 and 1999, the population of harbor seals in Puget Sound, grew faster than in the rest of the state and rose from 42 percent of the total state population to 46 percent.
		Analysis of the harbor seal population growth rate suggests that Washington's inland harbor seal population is near the current carrying capacity of the environment, or the number that can be sustained in the long-term.
		This does not mean that the seal population has reached its historical size; the region's capacity for supporting harbor seals may be lower than it was historically.
	www.psat.wa.gov /Publications/pshealth2002/pop_seal.htm (269 words)

	Washington County History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The 1901 Plan for Washington D.C. was the first expression of the City Beautiful movement in the United States, influencing the emerging profession of city planning and the subsequent beautification projects in Chicago, Cleveland, and San Francisco, among other cities.
		Washington, D.C. is a great community and the hometown to more than 609,000 people, a population larger than those of the states of Vermont, Wyoming, and Alaska.
		Washington, D.C., located along the Potomac River, was chosen as the permanent site for the capital of the United States by Congress in 1790.
	www.washingtondcguide.com /19/history.asp (1446 words)

	Navy SEALs.com - Articles: Viewing Article
		Rare is the occasion when a Navy SEAL needs help from his fellow Americans.
		But Justin, 27, whose last name is not being disclosed at the request of the Defense Department, is in need, and Americans, especially readers in the Washington area, have an opportunity to help.
		While the Navy SEALs are busy conducting their own donor search, the potential donor field could be increased significantly if Washington-area readers are able to drive the three hours to Spotswood, N.J., where on Saturday the local high school is holding a one-day donor search, courtesy of the Defense Department's Donor Program (www.dodmarrow.org).
	www.navyseals.com /community/articles/article.cfm?id=9857 (376 words)

	Seal Beach California Profile and Resource Guide, City or community of Seal Beach, California Facts, Information, ...
		The population of Seal Beach is approximately 24,527 (2000).
		Seal Beach is positioned 33.75 degrees north of the equator and 118.07 degrees west of the prime meridian.
		Seal Beach location: about 28 miles East of Los Angeles,on the coast as the gateway to Orange County between the cities of Long Beach and Huntington Beach.
	www.usacitiesonline.com /cacountysealbeach.htm (766 words)

	CNN.com - Body of missing SEAL recovered - Jul 10, 2005
		The body of the SEAL was found near the other two bodies and all three had died in a shootout with insurgents, according to an initial assessment from the field, the senior official said.
		The lone SEAL survivor -- whom the military has not identified publicly -- was aided by Afghans who found him and sheltered him until he could be rescued by the U.S. military, the senior official said.
		Military officials said the survivor was knocked off his feet by the blast of a rocket detonation during fighting with insurgents, and slid down a mountainside in the steep terrain.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/10/afghan.seal/index.html?section=cnn_topstories (430 words)

	Seal News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Click here to watch Seal's video "Love's Divine" Celebrity couple Heidi Klum and Seal announced Thursday they were the proud new parents of a son, born in Los Angeles.
		SEAL has revealed the sex of his unborn child with his model wife HEIDI KLUM - she's expecting a boy.
		Singer-songrwiter Seal arrives at the High Court in London on June 7.
	www.topix.net /who/seal (680 words)

	NACo \| What's In a Seal?
		The symbols in the forefront of the Washington County, Tenn., seal stand for education, medicine, agriculture and industry - the factors that make Washington County a thriving and successful county.
		Also printed on the seal is "the great seal of Washington County, Tennessee" and "Tennessee’s first county, established 1777,"representing the county’s history.
		The seal was established by Washington County’s legislative body and passed unanimously at the April 1996 commission meeting.
	www.naco.org /CountyNewsTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=18948 (114 words)

	L.A. group demands cross back on county's seal - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - November 15, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A group of outraged Angelenos is gathering signatures to restore a tiny cross to the county seal after the board of supervisors recently voted to remove it.
		The Committee to Support the Los Angeles County Seal is aiming to collect 341,212 signatures by March 1, which would force the board to enact an ordinance protecting the original seal from any changes not approved by the voters.
		The new seal replaces the goddess Pomona with an American Indian girl holding a bowl of grain, removes the cross and the oil derricks, and adds a depiction of what is supposed to be the San Gabriel Mission.
	washingtontimes.com /national/20041115-122215-2330r.htm (649 words)

	Navy seal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For years prior to 1957, when the present seal was adopted, military and civilian officials within the Navy expressed the need for an official seal of uniform design.
		Since the wording "Navy Department," used on earlier seals, had generally come to signify only the headquarters activities in Washington, the inscription was changed to "Department of the Navy" in order to embrace the Navy's total world-wide operations afloat, in the air, and ashore.
		The seal was to serve as the main feature of the official United States Navy flag, adopted in 1959.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq43-1.htm (525 words)

	WDFW - WildWatchCams
		Harbor seals use specific shoreline areas on a regular basis to haul-out of the water and rest.
		In addition to resting, Harbor seals give birth to and nurse their pups on the haul-out, and undergo an annual molt of their pelage or fur.
		To avoid possible injury to seals, dogs should be leashed and kept away from seals on the beach.
	wdfw.wa.gov /wildwatch/sealcam/index.html (584 words)

	Cast Bronze Plaque Seal Artwork
		The detail within the artwork determines the minimum size that will be usable for creating a clean casting on a cast bronze plaque or cast aluminum plaque.
		Seals and insignias change frequently and these may not represent the currently approved seal for your cast bronze plaque.
		The current seal will be provided on the proof when you order your plaque.
	www.thebronzeplaque.com /SealArt/Territories/index.htm (241 words)

	Washington \| Graphic Designers, Illustrators, Interactive Designers, Web Designers \| Directory \| Area of Design
		The state seal pictures George Washington, the first president of the United States.The Seal of the State of Washington is written in fl on the yellow band surrounding George Washington.
		The state seal was designed in 1889 by Charles Talcott.
		Washington was the 42nd state in the USA; it was admitted in 1889.
	www.areaofdesign.com /directory/states/washington.htm (123 words)

	Rotunda (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A highly polished bronze replica of Washington’s state seal is in the center of the rotunda and is often the first thing to catch the eye.
		The state seal is used decoratively throughout the building on railings, door knobs, furniture, and draperies.
		Inside the space between the two concentric circles, they wrote the words “The Seal of the State of Washington 1889.”; Lastly, they pasted a two cent postage stamp with a picture of George Washington on it in the center of the design.
	www.ga.wa.gov /visitor/CapitolTour/Rotunda.html (347 words)

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		Washington County was the first county in the United States to use "Washington" as its name.
		This article and their accompanying seals, may not be resold, reprinted, or redistributed for compensation of any kind without prior written permission from the author.
		All Seals courtesy of the respective county, Office of the County Executive and/or the Department of Tourism.
	www.marylandtheseventhstate.com /article1072.html (402 words)

	Seal Bio
		Michael R. Seal is founder, former director of the Vehicle Research Institute (VRI), and faculty emeritus at Western Washington University, "very possibly the best school in the country for total car design," according to Robert Cumberford, automotive design editor of Automobile magazine.
		In 1990, he was one of five Washington citizens the Seattle Times cited for their contributions to science.
		Seal – who wrote the DOD and DOE grant proposals – became a part-time paid VRI staff member in 1994.
	vri.etec.wwu.edu /seal_bio.htm (348 words)

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