Washington State Capitol "Santa Claus will take you to hell." Washington State Capitol The Washington State Capitol or "Legislative Building" in Olympia is the home of the government of the state of Washington. It contains chambers for the Washington State Legislature and offices for the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and treasurer and is part of a campus consisting of several buildings. Buildings for the Washington Supreme Court, executive agencies and the Washington Governor's Mansion are part of the capitol campus. After Olympia became capital city of the Washington Territory in 1853, the city's founder, Edmund Sylvester, gave the legislature of land
Washington State Route 20 to Okanogan. By 1973, SR 20 was extended over existing state highways in northern Washington, replacing portions of SR 113 and SR 525 near Port Townsend; SR 30 and SR 294 from Tonasket to Tiger; and part of SR 31 from Tiger to Newport. Although US 12 has a larger east–west extent, SR 20 is the longest highway in Washington at , only longer than US 12. The highway has been called "The Most Beautiful Mountain Highway in the State of Washington." SR 20 begins at a wye junction with US 101 at the southwest end of Discovery Bay on