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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.〔Muench, David ("Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" ), December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.〕 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.〔Alfredo Andia, (Branding the Generic City :) ), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007〕 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〔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.〕 *Algona - City of the Great Blue Heron〔 *Auburn - More Than You Imagined〔 *Bellevue - City in a Park〔 *Bellingham * *City of Subdued Excitement〔(www.Bellingham-Subdued-Excitement.com )〕 * *Let Us Surprise You〔 *Blaine - The Peace Arch City〔(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.〕 *Bothell - For a Day or a Lifetime〔 *Burlington - The Hub City〔Ralph Schwartz, (A walk down memory lane in Burlington ), ''Skagit Valley Herald'', July 20, 2009〕 *Chehalis - Rose City *Colville - Washington's Most Livable Community〔 *Cosmopolis - City of the World〔 *Enumclaw - The Gateway to Mount Rainier〔 *Forks - The Logging Capital of the World〔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〕 *Gig Harbor - The Maritime City *Ilwaco - By Land or By Sea〔 *Kelso * *City of Friendly People〔 * *Smelt Capital of the World〔(Claims to Fame - Fish ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Kirkland * *Gateway to Seattle (adopted in 1926)〔 * *The Little City that Could〔James Vesely, (Kirkland Shows Its Angst And Looks For Solutions ), ''The Seattle Times'', November 24, 1997〕 *Lynden - The Gem City〔(Lynden early history well documented in printer's ink ), ''Lynden Tribune'', June 7, 2006 (accessed December 25, 2009)〕 *Marysville - The Strawberry City〔(City of Marysville website ), accessed December 25, 2009〕 *Olympia - Oly *Poulsbo - Little Norway 〔Gil Bailey, (Poulsbo: There's a lot to 'Little Norway' ), ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', May 23, 1998〕 *Pullman - Lentil Capital〔(Claims to Fame - Agriculture ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Puyallup - The Land of Generous People 〔http://www.puyallup-tribe.com〕 *Redmond * *Bicycle Capital of the Northwest〔 * *Home of Microsoft *Richland * *The Windy Town * *City Of the Bombers * *Atomic City〔http://wa.14thstory.com/kiwanis-club-of-atomic-city-richland-washington.html〕 *Seattle * *The Rattle * *City of Flowers (adopted in the 1940s)〔 * *Coffee Capital of the World〔( The World Capital of Whatever ), ''The New York Times'' by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.〕 * *Emerald City: official since 1982〔Lange, Greg. (Seattle receives epithet Queen City in 1869 ). ''HistoryLink'', November 4, 1998. Retrieved 2008-02-14.〕 * *Jet City: for the prominence of the aerospace industry, especially Boeing. * *Queen City (of the Pacific Northwest): official from 1869–1982〔〔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".〕 * *Rain City *Sedro-Woolley - Gateway to the North Cascades〔(depicted on city's main welcome sign )〕 *Spokane - The Lilac City〔(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."〕 *Sumner - Rhubarb Pie Capital〔〔(Claims to Fame - Food ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Tacoma TaCompton * *America’s #1 Wired City〔〔〔(U.S. City Monikers ), Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008〕 * *The City of Destiny - Applied in 1873 when Tacoma was the terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad.〔Karen Gaudette, (What's in a motto? It's a city's "brand" ), ''The Seattle Times'', March 21, 2006〕〔Jeff Larsen, (Short Trips: Revitalized city catches up to its destiny ), ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', March 13, 2003〕 * *Tackyoma〔 * *T-Town〔Larson, John. (Metal band looks to break out of T-town ). ''Tacoma Weekly'', December 27, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-21.〕 * *Grit City〔See, generally, (【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2008-04-22 )〕 *Walla Walla - The City was so Nice, They Named it Twice〔(Tagline Guru City Branding Survey ), Tagline Guru website, accessed August 18, 2009〕 *Wenatchee - Apple Capital of the World.〔〔〔 *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 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of city nicknames in Washington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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