In August 1963, Capital City Forging was forced to relocate from its site in downtown Olympia, to make way for the establishment of new recreational facilities at Capitol Lake. In this Daily Olympian photo, co-owner John Plantenberg and his crew prepare to move a huge air hammer out of the 43 year old building.
Daily Olympian photo, August 1963, State Capital Museum collection, Washington State Historical Society, catalog C1986.43.63.8.6.2
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2019