Olympia is the capital city of the US state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. Olympia is a major cultural center of the Puget Sound region.
The site of Olympia was home to Lushootseed-speaking peoples for thousands of years, including Squaxin, Nisqually, Puyallup, Chehalis, Suquamish, and Duwamish. The first recorded...