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Located in the center of the roundabout near the Insurance Building and northeast of the Legislative Building, the Winged Victory Monument on the Washington State Capitol Campus in Olympia honors Washington veterans who lost their lives in World War I.
In 1949 a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Olympia, the strongest quake to hit Puget Sound in recorded history. Named the Olympia Earthquake because its epicenter was between Olympia and Tacoma, the natural disaster caused great damage.
The State Capitol Campus in Olympia is home to many monuments and memorials, including the very special George Bush Butternut Tree sapling.
The United States was in the midst of World War I when Olympia High School burned down on July 1, 1918.