Schmidt House History Talk

Tumwater’s Historic Trails and Roads

Do all roads lead to Tumwater? Certainly some of the most important in the history of the state of Washington do. Former state historical society director Dave Nicandri will describe the location of the original Cowlitz Trail that took our community’s founding Simmons-Bush emigrant party to the Deschutes River falls and environs. This epic 19th century story will be followed by a recapitulation of the several 20th century automobile-centric roadways that enabled travel to and through Tumwater. The presentation concludes with the city-approved plan for marking these historic routes and other geographic features of note.

Attendance is free. Doors open at 11:30 AM. First come, first seated until room capacity is reached.