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lthough the Port of Olympia’s
history extends back to 1922, the
maritime heritage of Olympia,
Tumwater, and the entire Puget
Sound region dates back tens of
thousands of years, when the area’s first Salish
residents used watercraft to transport them-
selves and their goods to trading and cultural
sites throughout the Pacific Northwest.
In the mid-1800s, American pioneers settled
at Tumwater and Olympia, and by the turn of
the century they were pushing for improved
marine trade access. In 1909, a deeper marine
navigation channel into Olympia was dredged,
and the Port Peninsula was created from the
dredged material. Two years later, a public
campaign to establish the Port of Olympia was
spearheaded by the Chamber of Commerce.
Port of Olympia, Washington
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Olympia,
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