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Olalla, Washington




Its name is the Salishan and Chinook Jargon word for "berry".

Olalla has some small claim to fame as the location of " Starvation Heights ", a sanitarium owned and operated by Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard . Dr. Hazzard's practice of starvation to cure one's ills resulted in the death of a visiting English heiress in 1911 , and the conviction of Dr. Hazzard for her murder. The original bathtub where Hazzard performed autopsies is still in the house, which has a family residing there.

Olalla author Gregg Olsen wrote about Starvation Heights in his award-winning book of the same name.

Olalla Bluegrass Festival:
http://www.olallabluegrass.com/
Starvation Heights:
http://www.starvationheights.com/