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Eld Inlet is an inlet located at the southern end of Puget Sound in Thurston County, Washington. It is the second southernmost arm of Puget Sound after neighboring Budd Inlet.

Mud Bay is the southernmost reach of Puget Sound, at Eld Inlet just outside the city limits of Olympia, Washington. The name Eld Inlet was officially bestowed after a member of the U.S. Navy's Wilkes Expedition, but "Mud Bay" is a local, informal adoption.: 217 It was once a highly productive ground for the Olympia Oyster. The first Indian Shaker Church building was constructed above the bay c. 1890, Mud Bay being the home of the founder Sam "Mud Bay Sam" Yowaluch, the first Bishop of the church.: 3 The Mud Bay Logging Company ran a railroad to the bay where they had a log dump.

Simmons Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary to the Eld Inlet.Simmons Creek was named after the Simmons family, which harvested oysters.

Shell Point is a point in the U.S. state of Washington.Shell Point was so named on account of clam and oyster shells.

Young Cove is a bay in the U.S. state of Washington.Young Cove has the name of Volney Young, a local boat captain.

Grass Lake Nature Park is a nature reserve in Olympia, Washington. The park has an area of 195.71 acres (79.20 ha).The central feature of the park is Grass Lake, a reservoir dammed in 1966. Swamp grass in the lake accounts for the name.The lake and surrounding wetland has been owned by the City of Olympia since the 1980s. Amenities include a 1.3-mile (2.1 km) hiking trail.

Green Cove is a bay in the U.S. state of Washington.Green Cove was so named on account of the green foliage lining the bay.

McLane Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It enters Puget Sound at the southern end of Mud Bay on Eld Inlet.McLane Creek was named after William McLane, a pioneer settler and territorial politician.In 1999, ashes of Kurt Cobain were scattered in McLane Creek by his daughter.

Butler Cove is a bay in the U.S. state of Washington.Butler Cove was named after John L. Butler, a pioneer settler.

Frye Cove is a bay in the U.S. state of Washington.Frye Cove was named after George W. Frye, a local landowner.Thurston County Parks board operates the Frye Cove Park on the coast adjacent to the cove. Amenities include a public beach and playground.

Mud Bay Indian Shaker Church is the first church built by the Indian Shaker Church.The first Shaker Indian church, also called the "mother church", was built c. 1885 near Olympia, then the capital of Washington Territory. The structure was built on a shoulder of the Black Hills above Mud Bay, at the southern end of Eld Inlet, an arm of Puget Sound. It was near the homes of Louis "Mud Bay Louie" Yowaluch (aka Mud Bay Louis) and his brother Sam "Mud Bay Sam" Yowaluch, co-founders of the church, first and second "headman"s respectively. Mud Bay Sam was the first Bishop (church leader) after incorporation of Shaker Indian Church in 1910.The original church was oriented in an east-west direction, in a manner that would set the pattern for subsequent church architecture. The earliest several churches were about 18-by-24-foot (5.5 m × 7.3 m) plain wooden buildings with 10-foot (3.0 m) shingle roofs, stout wooden doors and floors. The Mud Bay church was rebuilt in 1910.

Capital High School (CHS), commonly referred to as Capital, is a public high school in Olympia, Washington, United States. It is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Olympia School District. Capital is located on Olympia's Westside, and serves the entire northwest corner of Thurston County. High School students from the Olympia School District and Griffin School District attend Capital.