Category: Olympia Past

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Native American History

Before East Bay was developed into a park it was home to Native Americans. They called this land “cheetwoot” which means land of the bear. recourses such as shellfish, salmon and berries where abundant...

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European History

In 1846 settlers lived on the beach’s of what is today know as East Bay. By the around the 1850s the small community named “swan town” was thriving. InĀ 1890 what is now known as...

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“Place”

” A sense of place results gradually and unconsciously from inhabiting a landscape over time, becoming familiar with its physical properties, accruing history within its confines.” –Kent Rydon This quote perfectly describes my experience...