Capital is a principal city. Olympia is the Washington state capital.

I remember a teacher long long ago trying to tell we students that the way to remember the correct spelling of principal is to remember that the school principal is our pal. Uh huh. And capital.......I forget that part.

We live in the capital city. In the capital city is the legislators' building, that is the capitol.

Okay. And the lake that is part of the plan for the capitol campus, which is in the capital city, is named Capitol Lake.

I best quit while I'm ahead. It's the principle of the thing.

I really did try to walk away from this. But look. On the Official City of Olympia Web Site, there is a link to The State Capitol Campus, it goes to the G.A. State Capitol Vistor Services. Good deal. But. Scroll down on the Oly city page and there is a link for Capital Campus, which gives us The State Capitol Campus.

(Don't even bring up Capital Theater.Their name is fine, I just don't have any mind power left after this exercise.)