The Bush Prairie Farm is named for the family who started it, on Old Highway 99, the route continuing to carry travelers through to Puget Sound since the 1800s.
Even before Olympia was officially named, Michael Simmons took the helm as its first postmaster. The appointment began a long succession of postmasters, which started for him when this area was Oregon Territory, also when it became Thurston County and then Washington Territory.
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