- Tacoma, Washington / Founded
WEBTacoma was founded in 1872 by teetotaler and former general Morton Matthew McCarver who, like Job Carr, also dreamed of railroads. McCarver gave the city its first name - …
WEBJan 17, 2003 · Ranked in the 2000 census as Washington's third-largest city, Tacoma in the early years of the twenty-frist century embarked on an urban renaissance, with the …
WEBApr 24, 2024 · Tacoma, city, seat (1880) of Pierce county, western Washington, U.S., on Commencement Bay of Puget Sound, 30 miles …
What Tacoma looked like in the 1880s Through …
WEBTacoma was founded in 1872 by teetotaler and former general Morton Matthew McCarver. He gave the city its first name - Commencement City. Tacoma had a lumber mill, two stores, a saloon, a hotel, a jail, a …
This Week Then: Looking Back on Tacoma’s Early Days
WEBTacoma’s Early Days. April 1 marks two important dates in the early history of Tacoma. The first occurred on April 1, 1852, when Nicolas Delin began building a sawmill at the …
WEBBirthplace of world renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly, Tacoma is home to a vibrant, creative community of writers, artists and musicians, photographers, filmmakers, …
History of Tacoma, Washington: when Tacoma was …
WEBThe city was first explored by European settlers in the 1850s and was officially incorporated in 1875. Tacoma's early history is closely tied to the transcontinental railroad and the lumber industry. The Northern Pacific …
Invisible history: Undoing the erasure of Tacoma’s Japantown
WEBOct 27, 2023 · In the 1880s, about a decade after it the city was founded, the first Japanese settlers moved into Tacoma. Many had come to work on railroads and in the …
WEB12 University of Washington Tacoma Campus, (administration) 1900 Commerce St ( along Pacific Ave across street from Union Station/Washington Historic Museum ), ☏ +1 253 …
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