sentences:  History of Olympia, Washington
  
  The history of Olympia, Washington, includes long-term habitation by Native Americans, charting by a famous English explorer, settlement of the town in the 1840s, the controversial siting of a state college in the 1960s and the ongoing development of arts and culture from a variety of influences.Olympia is situated at the extreme southern tip of Puget Sound on Budd Inlet.