Showing posts with label Thurston County. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thurston County. Show all posts
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Phone photo 1153
A replica of the Chief Factor's residence (Hudson's Bay Co.), Fort Vancouver, Washington.
John McLoughlin, a British subject who later became an American citizen and served as one of the most important figures in aiding U.S. settlement in the disputed Pacific Northwest (an area claimed by Russia, Spain, Britain, and the United States), was the first resident.
I agree with the idea of renaming Thurston County, Washington after Dr. McLoughlin.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Phone photo 570
Labels:
Phone photo,
State Route 8,
Summit Lake,
Thurston County
Monday, April 25, 2011
Phone photo 395
Sunday, February 27, 2011
South Sound Places
South Sound Places : a Guide to Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater & Thurston County / by Nancy Patterson. 1st ed. Olympia, Wash. : Four Seasons Pub., 1993.
Nancy asked me to illustrate the chapter headings, which were then compiled into a grid for the cover.
Some of the subjects on the cover include:
Samuel Thurston. I agree with the notion Thurston County should be renamed McLoughlin County after Dr. John McLoughlin.
The Legislative Building on the Capitol Campus.
The Old Capitol Building.
The Evergreen State College.
Mount Rainier, which I can see from my office window on clear days.
Tumwater Falls. Most famously known as being on the label of Olympia Beer. A fellow high school classmate of mine once swam behind the falls and grooved out in a cave behind the water. He was back there long enough for rescue teams to start forming, wondering what happened to him. I attended Olympia High School, just a few blocks away from the brewery. The Oly Brew work whistle and the smell of hops on hot days was part of our high school experience.
Labels:
Legislative Building,
Mount Rainier,
Nancy Patterson,
Old Capitol Building,
Olympia,
Olympia Brewery,
Samuel Thurston,
South Sound Places,
The Evergreen State College,
Thurston County,
Tumwater Falls
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