The Olympia Veneer Company was founded in 1921 as a revolutionary example of a cooperative company, owned by its workers. Located at the far northern tip of the port area, it also developed techniques that were soon copied by other manufacturers. The mill employed many Scandinavian immigrants who had come to this area in the early 20th century.
1946 photo by Merle Junk, Susan Parish collection, Southwest Regional Archives AR20090812-ph008646
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2018