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Olympia,WA - Thurston County - c1878 - City View Stereograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Olympia,WA - Thurston County - c1878 - City View Stereograph :
Measures 7" by 3 3/4." By the Huntington Bros. This card shows "Main Street looking south" Olympia - in Washington Territory. It has some wear around the edges, but it's corners are in very good condition. There is one black spot on the left edge and one black spot on the left photo in the trees. This card accompanies another in the collection, only this Main Street view is further south down the street. Viewers get to see citizens, horses and wagons up close by the bakery, drug store and market. Olympia began as a settlement in 1846. The city was formally laid out in 1850, and in 1853, when Washington Territory separated from Oregon, Olympia was named the capitol. At first, Olympia was the fastest growing city in the territory, but when an earthquake damaged the area in 1872, the growing Northern Pacific Rail Road decided to bypass the area for safety reasons, so the town remained growing but not a big draw for new settlers. In the West, having a railroad stop always meant prosperity and without one, it meant loss of revenue. However, Olympia remained the social hub for rural folks in Washington. It stayed a lumber and saw mill town producing timber, pilings, shingles and furniture for transport to other areas. What would later cement Olympia on the map was the beer company named after it in 1896.
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