POST MARK COLLECTORS CLUB - POST OFFICE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Post Office: Olympia, WA 96501 (Thurston County)
Date of Photo: circa 1914
Contributor: Paul E. Petosky, Postmarks from the Past
Comments: Originally established as NESQUALLY in Lewis County, Oregon on January 8, 1850 with Michael T. Simmons as its first postmaster. Changed to OLYMPIA on August 28, 1850; Changed to Washington Territory (1850-1853); Changed to Thurston County, WA in 1854. Still in operation using zip code 98501.