History of Olympia, Washington
[Captured from Wayback Machine from deleted City of Olympia website pages] Native Roots Located on the southernmost point of Puget Sound, the peninsula known as Olympia was Steh-Chass to…
History of the Washington Center for the Performing Arts
[Captured from Wayback machine that archived deleted City of Olympia pages] By Ed Echtle Introduction For nearly 90 years, the theater on South Washington Street in Olympia has served as…
History of Olympia Fire Department
[Captured from Wayback machine that archived deleted City of Olympia pages] The Beginning Olympia’s first fire fighting unit, Barnes’ Hook and Ladder Brigade, was organized in the early 1850’s. Columbia…
Chronology of Elected Officials
[Captured from Wayback machine that archived deleted City of Olympia pages. Links in green typeface were in original document; links with blue typeface are provided by OHS/BH to other pages…
Mosquito Fleet
[Captured from Wayback machine that archived deleted City of Olympia pages] What is the Mosquito Fleet? The Mosquito Fleet was the myriad of steamboats that served the Puget Sound’s shipping and…
E.N. Steele
[Captured from Wayback machine that archived deleted City of Olympia pages] E.N. Steele About E. N. (Earl) Steele was born April 19, 1881 in Altoona, Iowa, the son of John…
Caleb Reinhart
[Captured from Wayback machine that archived deleted City of Olympia pages] Caleb S Reinhart About Caleb Reinhart was the son of Stephen and Sarah Reinhart, pioneers who crossed the plains…
William Winlock Miller
[Captured from Wayback machine that archived deleted City of Olympia pages] About The following information is reprinted from a poster on display at Olympia High School (formally dedicated as William…
Francis Henry
[Captured from Wayback machine that archived deleted City of Olympia page] Francis Henry Birth: January 27, 1827, Galena, Il Death: September 27, 1893, Olympia, WA Spouse: Eliza B. Henry (Married Yam Hill, Oregon,…
Elwood Evans
[Captured from Wayback machine that archived deleted City of Olympia page] About On January 28, 1859 the Washington State Territorial Legislature adopted Articles of Incorporation for the Town of Olympia, and appointed…
Thornton McElroy
[Captured from Wayback machine that archived deleted City of Olympia page] Thornton F. McElroy Born: West Middletown, Pennsylvania, 1825 Died: February 4, 1885 (Buried Masonic Cemetary, Olympia) Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth (Bates) McElroy (Married…
George Barnes
[Captured from Wayback machine that archived deleted City of Olympia page] Born: Dundee (Yates County), New York Died: November 18, 1912, Olympia, Washington. Spouse: Mary Ann Kandle (Married July 1842) About Started from…
Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias – 3/20/22
Fraternal organizations were immensely popular in the latter part of the 19th century. Pictured here are Olympia members of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias (KoP). According to a history…