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  1. Olympia Organizes Aid for Civil War Wounded

    Prominent citizens gather to create a territorial support network for Union soldiers.

    Oct 4, 1862Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston County

  2. Defending the Union in the Territory

    As the Civil War ignites, an editorial calls on Thurston County residents to mobilize and reject neutrality.

    Jun 1, 1861Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  3. Washington Territory Prepares for Civil War

    Acting-Governor Henry M. McGill calls for a territorial militia to defend the Union, a symbolic gesture of loyalty from a frontier thousands of miles from the conflict.

    May 18, 1861Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  4. The Bureaucracy of Abandonment

    Olympia’s land office is paralyzed by backlogs, leaving settlers and their titles in legal limbo while officials in Washington, D.C. ignore local pleas for help.

    Mar 29, 1862Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money

  5. The Struggle for Currency in Wartime Olympia

    Merchants in Olympia face criticism for devaluing federal 'greenbacks' at the expense of local laborers.

    Jan 3, 1863Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyWork & Pay

  6. The Union Ticket: Thurston County's 1862 Political Campaign

    As the Civil War rages, local political factions organize mass meetings to nominate candidates and define their loyalties in Olympia.

    Jul 5, 1862Washington StandardOld Capitol Building, Olympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  7. A Bridge Across the Chehalis

    Citizens in Claquato gather to replace a ferry boat with a permanent bridge.

    Nov 2, 1861Washington StandardClaquato, Chehalis, Lewis CountyBoom & Bust

  8. An Editor's Dilemma in the Civil War

    The Olympia Standard defends its editorial stance against critics who charge the paper with abandoning the cause of the Union by questioning the immediate abolition of slavery.

    Sep 12, 1863Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyExclusion & Resistance

  9. A Sidewalk Skirmish in Olympia

    A citizen sets the record straight after being misidentified in a newspaper report about a public altercation with a deputy sheriff.

    Oct 25, 1862Washington StandardMain Street, Olympia, Thurston County

  10. A Territorial Feud Over Public Printing

    A scathing editorial from The Standard details a dispute between the newspaper and a Federal official over control of territorial printing contracts.

    Feb 8, 1862Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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