ORU_Bx089.xml Guide to the Olympia Light and Power Co. Records 1891-1912 Olympia Light and Power Co. records Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2012
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
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Olympia Light and Power Co. records Olympia Light and Power Company Bx 089 4 linear feet 3 containers, 1 volume 1891-1912 The Olympia Light and Power Company, a waterwheel-generated hydro-electric power plant that was organized in 1890, brought the first electricity to Olympia and Tumwater, Washington. The collection contains correspondence, reports, financial records, and legal papers. 2 record storage boxes, 1 volume; Photobox: 1 - 8x10 box. English .

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 Washington Public Power Supply System Hydroelectric power plants--Washington (State) Electric utilities--Washington (State)--Olympia Electric utilities--Washington (State)--Tumwater Hydroelectric power plants--United States--Design and construction Public utilities Financial records Photographic prints Correspondence

The Olympia Light & Power Company, organized in 1890, brought the first electricity to Olympia and Tumwater, Washington. The waterwheel-generated hydro-electric power plant also powered the streetcars between Olympia and Tumwater. In 1923 it became Puget Sound Power & Light Co.

Sources: Olympia, Washington government website: http://olympiawa.gov/documents/Admin/CFP/Final%20CFP/Drinking%20Water%20A.pdf http://olympiawa.gov/documents/Admin/CFP/Final%20CFP/Front%20Matter.pdf

The collection contains correspondence, reports, financial records, and legal papers, and photographic prints, 1891-1912.       

The forty three vintage prints documenting the construction of dams and other utility infrastructure systems, c. 1890s-1910s.

 Guide to the Olympia Light and Power Co. Records

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