Olympus Dairy in1951

Several dairies existed in downtown Olympia in the first part of the 20^th century. Olympus Dairy Products was located on the southeast corner of State Avenue and Water Street.

Merle Junk photograph, 1951, Susan Parish Collection, Southwest Regional Archives

Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2016

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