Throughout 2023 the Sunday Olympian’s Looking Back theme was origins of area place names. Howard Point, off of East Bay Drive, is named for the Howard family. Rebecca Howard was a Black entrepreneur who operated the Pacific House downtown. She and her husband Alexander adopted a mixed-race son, Frank Howard, pictured here. Frank Howard carried on his mother’s business and later went into real estate.
Olympia Tribune Souvenir Edition of 1891
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2023