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		Table of Contents

	South Puget Sound Indians
		Who were the first people in South Puget Sound?
		An Indian legend about Tumwater Falls
		What kinds of houses did they build?
		How did they use plants and animals to survive?
		What happened when European explorers arrived?
		How was the land dispute settled?
		What happened in the Indian war?
		Photographs
		South Puget Sound Indians Timeline
		More Research about South Puget Sound Indians

	The British in South Puget Sound
		Who were the first explorers of Washington?
		Who were the Hudson's Bay Company?
		Why were the British at Fort Nisqually?
		Who owned Oregon Country when the Tumwater pioneers arrived?
		The British in South Puget Sound Timeline
		Photographs
		More Research about the British in South Puget Sound

	Tumwater Pioneers
		Who were the Tumwater pioneers?
		Why did they choose to settle in Tumwater?
		How do we know about the lives of the pioneers?
		Tumwater Pioneers Timeline
		Photographs
		More Research about Tumwater Pioneers

	The Oregon Trail
		What was the Oregon Trail?
		Who were the Simmons-Bush party?
		Why did they want to go west?
		What did they bring for their journey?
		Where did their journey start?
		What was life like on the Oregon Trail?
		How did they get across rivers?
		What dangers did they face on the Trail?
		What landmarks did they see along the way?
		Whom did the Simmons-Bush party meet along the way?
		What was Oregon Trail life like for women?
		What happened when the Simmons-Bush party finally arrived in Oregon?
		What did the settlers do at Fort Vancouver?
		How did they get to South Puget Sound?
		What did the Simmons-Bush party do when they finally got to Tumwater?
		The Oregon Trail Timeline
		Photographs
		More Research about the Oregon Trail

	Early Tumwater
		How did the Tumwater pioneers survive the first winter?
		What was life like for pioneer children?
		What were early schools like?
		When did other settlers come to New Market?
		How did settlers use the power of the Deschutes River?
		What was Bush prairie?
		Did New Market settlers ever go to Olympia?
		How did New Market become Tumwater?
		Early Tumwater Timeline
		Photographs
		More Research about Early Tumwater