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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Landforms of Thurston County, Washington, Populated places in Thurston County, Washington, Protected areas of Thurston County, Washington, Olympia, Washington, Bucoda, Washington, Yelm, Washington, Tanglewilde-Thompson Place, Washington, North Yelm, Washington, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Lacey, Washington, Rainier, Washington, Tumwater, Washington, Rochester, Washington, Grand Mound, Washington, Nisqually Indian Community, Washington, Wolf Haven International, Scott Lake, Chehalis River, Nisqually River, Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area, Capitol Lake, Deschutes River, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Tono, Washington, Boston Harbor, Washington, Black Hills, East Olympia, Washington, Littlerock, Washington, Capitol State Forest, Yelm-Tenino Trail, Capitol Peak, Totten Inlet, Chehalis Western Trail, Budd Inlet, Eld Inlet, Lake Lawrence, Mushroom Corner, Washington, Driftwood, Washington. Excerpt: Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census. Olympia is a major cultural center of the Puget Sound region. Old State Capitol Building and Sylvester ParkThe site of Olympia was home to Lushootseed-speaking peoples for thousands of years, including Squaxin, Nisqually, Puyallup, Chehalis, Suquamish, and Duwamish. The first recorded visit by Europeans was in 1792 when Peter Puget and a crew from the British Vancouver Expedition charted the site. In 1846, Edmund Sylvester and Levi Smith jointly claimed the land that now comprises downtown Olympia. In 1851, the U.S. Congress established the Customs District of Puget Sound for Washington Territory and Olympia became the home of the customs house. Its population being steadily expanded from Oregon Trail immigrants, in 1853 the ...
