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Early Tumwater Timeline |
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1845 |
October. The Simmons-Bush party arrive at the lower falls of the Deschutes River. They name their settlement New Market. |
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1846 |
Michael T. Simmons builds a grist mill at the lower falls. |
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1847 |
October. The first sawmill on Puget Sound is opened by Michael T. Simmons. |
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1850 |
The Crosby family arrives at New Market. Clanrick Crosby buys Michael T. Simmons’ land claim, including the gristmill and sawmill. |
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Edmund Sylvester and others lay out the town of Olympia. |
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1852 |
The Ward & Hays Sawmill is started. It can cut 2,000 to 3,000 feet of lumber per day. |
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Thurston County is established. |
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1853 |
Washington Territory is established. |
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1854 |
The Ward & Hays Gristmill is opened. |
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1855 |
Puget Sound Indian War breaks out. A large number of New Market residents move to blockhouses for protection. |
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1858 |
The Nathaniel Crosby Home is built. |
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1860 |
The Long Bridge is built, connecting Tumwater and Olympia. |
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Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the United States. |
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1869 |
The Town of Tumwater is incorporated. |
