Olalla, Washington

Olalla, Washington
Olalla Community Club
Olalla Community Club
Olalla is located in Washington (state)
Olalla
Olalla
Location in Washington and the United States
Olalla is located in the United States
Olalla
Olalla
Olalla (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°25′19″N 122°32′30″W / 47.42194°N 122.54167°W / 47.42194; -122.54167
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKitsap
Elevation
331 ft (101 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
98359
GNIS feature ID1512528[1]

Olalla is a small unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located on Colvos Passage on Puget Sound, just north of the Pierce County county line. Olalla used to be as large as Port Orchard, the county seat of Kitsap County. Olalla was settled in its early years by a large number of Norwegian and other Scandinavian immigrants because of its similarities to their native countries. Noted as early as the 1860s, Olalla developed a commerce center by way of its good sea water access. The "old town" port located by the Olalla lagoon was made up of many business buildings, most on piers. Shipping and the mosquito fleet (ferrying system at that time) was very busy moving materials, goods and people.

  1. ^ "Olalla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.