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Thurston
Thurston may refer to: Places Antarctica * Thurston Glacier, Marie Byrd Land * Thurston Island, off Ellsworth Land United Kingdom * Thurston, Suffolk, England, a village and parish ** Thurston railway station United States * Thurston County, Nebraska ** Thurston, Nebraska, a village * Thurston, New York, a town * Thurston, Ohio, a village * Thurston, Oregon (other), several places * Thurston County, Washington * Thurston Creek, Washington * Thurston Lake, California, United States People and fictional characters * Thurston (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Schools * Thurston Community College, a co-educational secondary school and sixth form in Thurston, Suffolk, England * Thurston High School, Springfield, Oregon, United States * Lee M. Thurston High School, Redford, Michigan, United States * Thurston Elementary School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Other uses * Thurston Gardens, botanical gardens in Suva, Fiji * Thurston House (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurston County, Washington
Thurston County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 294,793. The county seat is Olympia, Washington, Olympia, the state Capital (political), capital. Thurston County was created out of Lewis County, Washington, Lewis County by the government of Oregon Territory on January 12, 1852. At that time, it covered all of the Puget Sound region and the Olympic Peninsula. On December 22 of the same year, Pierce County, Washington, Pierce, King County, Washington, King, Island County, Washington, Island, and Jefferson County, Washington, Jefferson counties were split off from Thurston County. It is named after Samuel Thurston, Samuel R. Thurston, the Oregon Territory's first delegate to United States Congress, Congress. Today, the county includes the southernmost part of the South Puget Sound and areas south along the Interstate 5, I-5 corridor. Thurston County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
