Priest Point Park (Olympia, Washington)
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2600 East Bay Drive Northeast
Olympia, WA 98506
(360) 753-8380
olympiawa.gov/community/parks/parks-and-trails/priest-p...
Priest Point Park has a deep and rich history. Missionaries of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate came to this area in 1848 to minister nearby Indian tribes. The site was claimed as St. Joseph's of New Market and was led by Father Pascal Ricard. Father Ricard and three other priests cleared the land, planted a large garden, built a chapel and operated a school for Indian boys. The Squaxin Indians were the immediate neighbors while the Nisqually, Puyallup, and Snoqualmie tribes used the mission as a trading center. Pascal left the mission in 1857 and the mission closed in 1860.
The park became a property of the City in 1905, thanks to Olympian T.J. Kegley, Brown (first name unknown), Elias Payne, and P.M. Troy. The landscaping at the park is a result of numerous volunteers. The Leopold Schmidt family has also given many gifts to the park over the years.
Olympia, WA 98506
(360) 753-8380
olympiawa.gov/community/parks/parks-and-trails/priest-p...
Priest Point Park has a deep and rich history. Missionaries of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate came to this area in 1848 to minister nearby Indian tribes. The site was claimed as St. Joseph's of New Market and was led by Father Pascal Ricard. Father Ricard and three other priests cleared the land, planted a large garden, built a chapel and operated a school for Indian boys. The Squaxin Indians were the immediate neighbors while the Nisqually, Puyallup, and Snoqualmie tribes used the mission as a trading center. Pascal left the mission in 1857 and the mission closed in 1860.
The park became a property of the City in 1905, thanks to Olympian T.J. Kegley, Brown (first name unknown), Elias Payne, and P.M. Troy. The landscaping at the park is a result of numerous volunteers. The Leopold Schmidt family has also given many gifts to the park over the years.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest_Point_Park
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 47°4'18"N 122°53'47"W
- Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge 12 km
- Chambers Creek Canyon Park 28 km
- Point Defiance Park 38 km
- Dash Point State Park 46 km
- Banner Forest Heritage Park 53 km
- Blake Island 60 km
- West Duwamish Greenbelt 68 km
- Discovery Park 75 km
- Pt. Gamble / Pope Forest 89 km
- Olympic National Park 154 km
- West Bay 2.3 km
- Budd Inlet 3 km
- Capitol Lake 4.6 km
- The Reserve at Cooper Point (developed) 5.1 km
- The Evergreen State College 5.9 km
- Eld Inlet 6.6 km
- Boston Harbor, Washington 7.6 km
- Dana Passage 11 km
- Totten Inlet 12 km
- Little Skookum Inlet 14 km