List of city nicknames in Washington

The following is a list of nicknames, aliases, sobriquets and slogans for municipalities and unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Washington.

City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]

This list includes both official and unofficial nicknames. Some of the nicknames that were used historically may no longer be in use.

Blaine's nickname celebrates the Peace Arch on the U.S. border with Canada.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts", December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Gibson, Outlaw Tales of Washington, Globe Pequot, 2001. ISBN 0-7627-1150-7, ISBN 978-0-7627-1150-5. This label was attached to Aberdeen after a string of murders in the early 20th century.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 Karen Gaudette, What's in a motto? It's a city's "brand", The Seattle Times, March 21, 2006
  5. ↑ www.Bellingham-Subdued-Excitement.com
  6. ↑ City of Blaine website, accessed December 25, 2009. Nickname is due to the Peace Arch Monument at the U.S.-Canada border, erected in 1921.
  7. ↑ Ralph Schwartz, A walk down memory lane in Burlington, Skagit Valley Herald, July 20, 2009
  8. ↑ Ellis E. Conklin, FORSAKEN BY TIMBER, FORKS IS AT A CROSSROADS LOGGING CAPITAL GRASPS AT FANTASY LAND FOR SURVIVAL, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Friday, April 20, 1990, Section: News, Page: A1
  9. ↑ Claims to Fame - Fish, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  10. ↑ James Vesely, Kirkland Shows Its Angst And Looks For Solutions, The Seattle Times, November 24, 1997
  11. ↑ Lynden early history well documented in printer's ink, Lynden Tribune, June 7, 2006 (accessed December 25, 2009)
  12. ↑ City of Marysville website, accessed December 25, 2009
  13. ↑ Gil Bailey, Poulsbo: There's a lot to 'Little Norway', Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 23, 1998
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Claims to Fame - Agriculture, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  15. ↑ http://wa.14thstory.com/kiwanis-club-of-atomic-city-richland-washington.html
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 The World Capital of Whatever, The New York Times by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.
  17. ↑ "History of Seattle: The "Jet City" Takes Off". Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau. Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
  18. ↑ Nard Jones remarked in his 1972 book Seattle (Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-01875-4), p. 354, that the nickname was "almost abandoned now because of a homosexual twist of semantics".
  19. ↑ depicted on city's main welcome sign
  20. ↑ History of the Spokane Lilac Festival, originally prepared by Linda Kiddo and updated as of February 2004. "The suggestion that Spokane be known as “The Lilac City” is attributed to Dr. S. E. Lambert, W.T. Triplett and John W. Duncan. In the early 1930s these men encourage the local garden club to plant lilac bushes throughout the City of Spokane."
  21. ↑ Claims to Fame - Food, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  22. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 U.S. City Monikers, Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008
  23. ↑ Jeff Larsen, Short Trips: Revitalized city catches up to its destiny, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 13, 2003
  24. ↑ Larson, John. Metal band looks to break out of T-town. Tacoma Weekly, December 27, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  25. ↑ See, generally, "Grit City". Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  26. ↑ Tagline Guru City Branding Survey, Tagline Guru website, accessed August 18, 2009