Do all roads lead to Tumwater? Some of the most important roads in the history of Washington state do! Former state historical society director Dave Nicandri will begin by describing the location of the the original Cowlitz Trail, which took Tumwater's founding emigrant party to the Deschutes River falls and environs. That epic 19th century story will be followed by a visual recapitulation of the several 20th century automobile-centric roads that enabled travel to and through Tumwater. This presentation was originally conceived as a study piece for the city of Tumwater's historic preservation committee, so the city might mark these historic routes and related features of interest.