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  1. The State Draws a Street Grid Across Olympia's Tide Flats

    The tide land appraisers lay out 150-foot avenues over the Olympia waterfront, naming them for Isaac Stevens, Governor Ferry and Columbia Lancaster, and reserving 300 feet of harbor for wharves, slips and commerce.

    Feb 25, 1892The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

  2. Who Owns the Shoreline? Olympia’s Tide-Land Fight

    A citizens’ commission debated street grids, meander lines, and property values as appraisers prepared to price the Olympia waterfront.

    Feb 24, 1892The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

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