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  • Home
  • The Society & Museum
    • About Us
    • Land Acknowledgement Statement
    • Mission Statement
    • Board
    • OHS-BHM Annual Reports to City Council
    • Strategic Plan
    • OHS & BHM Gerry L. Alexander Award for Outstanding Achievement in Heritage
    • OHS-BHM Vision Statement for Old City Hall & Fire Station
    • OHS-BHM Video/Photo Agreement
    • Membership
    • Contact Us
    • Get Involved!
  • Research Olympia history
    • Resources
      • Bibliography
      • Geographic Resources
      • Photos and films
      • Links
    • Where Are We? Historic and heritage sites
      • Interactive Map
      • Where Are We? Contents
    • Who are we? Area residents 1845-1930
    • The Sanborn Overlays
      • The Sanborn Overlays – Instructions and Tips
      • 1884
      • 1891
      • 1908
      • 1924 and 1947
    • Sylvester’s Window
    • Many Streams – A Resource Guide
    • Queries
  • Bigelow House Museum
    • The Story of the Bigelow House
    • Bigelow House Photograph Collection
    • Meet the Bigelow Family
    • Visitor Information
    • Volunteer
  • Calendar of Events

Priest Point Park

Pastimes – Fun with friends

Bigelow Photo CollectionBy Olympia Historical SocietyOctober 29, 2021

The Bigelow children enjoyed a wide variety of friends and social activities. The images on this page show some of the many get-togethers they experienced as young adults in the…

Olsen and Fenske: The History and Memories of Priest Point Park

ArticlesBy Olympia Historical SocietyJune 10, 2009

  By Winnifred Olsen and Lois Fenske History Priest Point Park, located about a mile north of downtown Olympia, has a colorful history. The forested area and beach were once…

Echtle: Olympia’s Backyard: The History of Priest Point Park

ArticlesBy Olympia Historical SocietyMay 4, 2009

By Edward Echtle 2005 marks the 100th anniversary of the designation of Priest Point as an official Olympia city park, although residents and visitors used the area as a site…

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