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In the early 1900s, what is
now Capitol Lake was a tidal
estuary. At high tide, small

boats could approach the
Olympia brewery site near
the base of the Deschutes
River falls. Here the small
motor launch Tumwater is

shown in front of a
boathouse built for Peter G.
Schmidt’s launch Montana.
In the background is the old
Fannie Biles house, used by
the brewery as a business

office.

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