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A lthough the Port of Olympia’s history extends back to 1922, the maritime heritage of Olympia, Tumwater, and the entire Puget Sound region dates back tens of thousands of years, when the area’s first Salish residents used watercraft to transport them- selves and their goods to trading and cultural sites throughout the Pacific Northwest. In the mid-1800s, American pioneers settled at Tumwater and Olympia, and by the turn of the century they were pushing for improved marine trade access. In 1909, a deeper marine navigation channel into Olympia was dredged, and the Port Peninsula was created from the dredged material. Two years later, a public campaign to establish the Port of Olympia was spearheaded by the Chamber of Commerce. PORT OF OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON SMALL IN SIZE; MIGHTY IN SUSTAINABILITY OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON PORT OF