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  • The Society & Museum
    • About Us
    • Land Acknowledgement Statement
    • Board
    • OHS-BHM Annual Reports to City Council
    • Strategic Plan
    • OHS-BHM Annual Awards for Excellence in Heritage
    • Membership
    • Contact Us
    • Get Involved!
  • Research Olympia history
    • Resources
      • Bibliography
      • Geographic Resources
      • Photos and films
      • Links
    • Where Are We? Historic and heritage sites
      • Interactive Map
      • Where Are We? Contents
    • Who are we? Area residents 1845-1930
    • The Sanborn Overlays – Introduction
      • The Sanborn Overlays – Instructions and Tips
      • 1884
      • 1891
      • 1908
      • 1924 and 1947
    • Sylvester’s Window
    • Many Voices – A Resource Guide
    • Queries
  • Bigelow House Museum
    • The Story of the Bigelow House
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October 2, 2022

Union Block – 10/2/22

Looking Back - Images from page 2 of the Sunday OlympianBy Olympia Historical SocietyOctober 2, 2022

This photograph of the Union Block, taken in 1894, dramatically illustrates how Olympia’s shoreline has changed over the years. The Union Block was located on Fourth Avenue between Chestnut and Cherry, approximately where City Hall is now. The building was perched on pilings over the Moxlie Creek estuary at that location.. Moxlie Creek now runs…

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