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. Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.
This list includes both official and unofficial nicknames. Some of the nicknames that were used historically may no longer be in use. Aberdeen – Port of Missing Men Algona – City of the Great Blue Heron Auburn – More Than You Imagined Bellevue – City in a Park Bellingham City of Subdued Excitement Let Us Surprise You Blaine – The Peace Arch City Bothell – For a Day or a Lifetime Burien – B-Town Burlington – The Hub City Chehalis – Rose City Chewelah – Place For All Seasons Colville – Washington's Most Livable Community Cosmopolis – City of the World Enumclaw – The Gateway to Mount Rainier Everett – Milltown, City of Smokestacks Forks – The Logging Capital of the World Gig Harbor – The Maritime City Ilwaco – By Land or By Sea Kelso City of Friendly People Smelt Capital of the World Kirkland Gateway to Seattle (adopted in 1926) The Little City that Could Lynden – The Gem City Marysville – The Strawberry City Morton – Home of the Loggers Jubilee Mount Vernon – The City of Tulips Olympia Oly The Town (The original city nicknamed The Town) Port Townsend, Washington - The Key City; The City of Dreams Poulsbo – Little Norway Pullman – Lentil Capital Puyallup – The Land of Generous People Redmond – Bicycle Capital of the Northwest Richland The Windy Town City Of the Bombers Atomic City Seattle City of Flowers (adopted in the 1940s) Emerald City: official since 1982 Jet City: for the prominence of the aerospace industry, especially Boeing. Queen City (of the Pacific Northwest): official from 1869–1982Nard Jones remarked in his 1972 book Seattle (Doubleday, ), p. 354, that the nickname was "almost abandoned now because of a homosexual twist of semantics". Sea-Town Sedro-Woolley – Gateway to the North Cascades Sequim – Sunny Sequim Spokane – The Lilac City Sumner – Rhubarb Pie CapitalClaims to Fame - Food , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007. Tacoma America’s #1 Wired City The City of Destiny – Applied in 1873 when Tacoma was the terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad.Jeff Larsen, Short Trips: Revitalized city catches up to its destiny, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 13, 2003 Tackyoma T-Town Grit City Tumwater – Green Town Walla Walla – The City was so Nice, They Named it Twice Wenatchee – Apple Capital of the World. White Center Rat City Dub Sea White Salmon – The Land Where the Sun Meets the Rain Yakima – The Palm Springs of Washington
See also
List of city nicknames in the United States
List of cities in Washington
List of towns in Washington
List of census-designated places in Washington
List of unincorporated communities in Washington
References
Washington cities and towns
Populated places in Washington (state) City nicknames