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  • The Society & Museum
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    • Membership
    • Contact Us
    • Get Involved!
  • Research Olympia history
    • Resources
      • Bibliography
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      • Interactive Map
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December 11, 2022

Livery Stable – 12/11/22

Looking Back - Images from page 2 of the Sunday OlympianBy Olympia Historical SocietyDecember 11, 2022

For many years the northwest corner of Third Avenue and Main Street (now State and Capitol) was occupied by a livery–a combination public stable, stagecoach, and carriage rental business. The first proprietor was Moses Rice Tilley, whose father Abram operated an early inn and stagecoach stop on the route between Olympia and Longview. The business…

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