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Likely taken around 1900, this view of
the then Thurston County Courthouse
shows the stone building decked out in
flags and bunting for an unknown
celebration. The central clock tower was
destroyed by fire in 1928 and was
removed. In 1949, a 7.1 magnitude
earthquake epicentered between
Olympia and Tacoma toppled most of
the smaller turrets. Today, the
refurbished building is on the National
Register of Historic Places and houses
the Office of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
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