The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Lacey was originally called Woodland after settlers Isaac and Catherine Wood, who claimed land there in 1853. By 1891, the railroad had come to the community of Woodland and the residents decided it was time to apply for a post office. The request was denied because there was already a town called Woodland on the Columbia River. The name Lacey was chosen for the new post office application, presumably after O. C. Lacey, a Justice of the Peace in Olympia. The small settlements of Woodland and Chambers Prairie consolidated into Lacey in the 1950s.
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CommonsLacey School Memorial 012026
CommonsKluh Clock (Lacey, Washington) 012026
CommonsSoutheast Lacey, Washington, August 16, 20232023
Commons2023 Mushroom Farm Fire2023
CommonsSt. Martin's Abbey2021
CommonsTargetDCWS2019
CommonsCabelas Megastore - Flickr - brewbooks2011
CommonsThis Image also appears in 'Amtrak train Routes'2010
CommonsOlympia Lacey Centennial Station WA2010
CommonsLacey Washington Target Import Warehouse2010
Book2010 Census Urbanized Area Reference Map for Olympia--Lacey…2010
CommonsUntitled photo2008
CommonsNorth Thurston High School building20052 historic places in Lacey
2 places in Lacey are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (13) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.