Throughout 2023 the Sunday Olympian’s Looking Back theme was origins of area place names. Cain Road in Southeast Olympia is named for the Cain family. The family settled in the area of Cain Road in the early 1900s and engaged in farming. Pictured here are Charles and Oma Cain, with their granddaughter Linda. I
Courtesy the Cain family
Text © The Olympian and Deborah Ross 2023