Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-23
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IMAGINATION ,hr .h,n. Of commerce
.nI IN, IRON horse Of interior trade
u,,, ,t ,h, line scrara,inp zen from
land ON nur beautiful inlet. Nor is II
at ali .urnas-iug that Edmund Sylyes.
ter who came few wears later and
w,s ia. survivor Of his partner. Smith.
# Smi,hf.lI. should while indulcing
,u the. lame day.drcam. desire some
more cuphonious and diyniied name
for the future commonwealth which
both firmly believed would one day
make ,h, ntmosphere reyerherate with
the hmm of industry. When. there
fore i'm 1850. when he laid of his
acres into Town lots. he chose the
name OLYMPIA. doubtless because of
,h, prnxlmi,, If the Olympic range
If mountains ON the west. The town
had alroa.v began its growth. Con-
siderable activity began 10 be mani.
Tested The brig Orbit commenced
making trim. between Olympia and
San Fr,uci.c, taking ont lumber and
ringing back goods.
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established stores. large propo-tion
nf their trade being derived from the
indians. Several hundred Of the abo-
riginces had permanent habita,ion on
Chinook Street, now known a. Column.
bia, the central wigwam being about
where the Carlton House now stands
In 1892,
THE FIRST SCHOOL
Al Olvmnia was taught by A. W
Noo,e and ,eouiar sery;ces wore hell
SUNDAYS Inv Rev. REM. Close. In
February. 1851. Congress established
tho puget Sound Collection Distric,
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s;mnson p Moses Collector. In July
~ ,he sam. year the drst mail rout.
was established. with a weekly service
and A. Il. Rabbeson ~ contractor
Shortly afterwards A. u. stuart estab
lished an express route with terminal
points ut Portland ana olympia. inns
was afterwards maintained 10y farker
Coulter X Co, ana subsequently D,
Charles +. Williams. The Columbian
was
THE FIRST NEWSPAPER
p,,l;.hed in ,bis Mac. nv J. w Vile,
.ndTF McElroy II was printed or
a Ramaee press formerly used by th,
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THE FIRST Lk"iSIAro"k
Met in Olympia, January II. 1891
tthe hill scggregating the district
north oi the Columbia river iron
Oregon. aud forming OF II the State o
Washington, having been passed b,
Congress March .. 1900 aud located
the capital at this city. On ten'scre