Washington State Route 8 Washington State Route 8 State Route 8 (SR 8) is a state highway in Grays Harbor and Thurston counties, of the U.S. state of Washington. It extends from U.S. Route 12 (US 12) in the city of Elma, east to an interchange with US 101 about northwest of the state capital, Olympia. SR 8 intersects SR 108 west of McCleary. The route connects Elma and Olympia as part of a corridor between Aberdeen and the Puget Sound region. The highway was part of the Elma – Grand Mound branch of Primary State Highway 9 (PSH 9 EG) from 1937 until
Washington State Historical Society Washington State Historical Society The Washington State Historical Society is the historical society of the US state of Washington. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is a trustee agency of the state of Washington. It was founded in 1891. The board of trustees of the society includes Washington's governor, secretary of state, and superintendent of public instruction, as well as four state legislators. The society owns and operates the Washington State History Museum. The society's official journal is "Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History". In 2016 the publication received a Leadership in History Award of Merit from the American Association