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Tenino, Washington

Thurston County · Population 1,870 · Card no. 1099

A sandstone quarry town south of Olympia that printed money on wood during the Depression.

In 1931, after the local bank failed, the chamber issued wooden scrip that is now collected.
Quarry stone from here is in buildings across the region.
The old quarry is now a swimming hole.

Every incorporated city and town in Washington has its own painted card here, free to send by email or by link. No account, nothing to install.