Original Painting by Marc Desobeau available at Highlands Station, LLC

           Located on the southernmost point of Puget Sound, the peninsula known as Olympia was "Cheetwoot" (the black bear place) to the Coastal Salish who occupied the site for many generations before the American settlement was established. The end of what we now know as Budd Inlet was a favorite shellfish gathering site for many Coastal Salish tribes. Olympia was incorporated in 1859, and this year is our 150th birthday.

 

           The most secure mid-sized U.S. city as ranked by Best Places on behalf of Farmers' Insurance.

•          #8 on Forbes Magazine 2008 list of Best Places for Business and Careers, and  #10 on the 2007 list.

•          #16 on Sperling's 2007 ranking of Best United States Cities.

•          #36 on the 2007 Country Home Magazine list of Best Green Cities in America.

•          Featured in the 2006 edition of 50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family.

 

           While other parts of the country have experienced recent economic downturns, the Olympia area has avoided a recession since 1982.  Thurston County remains a good place to have a career, build a business, raise a family, and retire.

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