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Tacoma (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 47 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 122 26 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -122.4333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Commencement Bay of Puget Sound; name is derived from Amerindian name for Mount Rainier; Swedish settler Nicholas de Lin began sawmill business here, providing employment for settlers in area; today is a center for lumbering & shipping. |
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| Tacoma (preferred,C,V)
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| Chebaulip (C,V)
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| T'kope (C,V)
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| Commencement City (H,V)
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| Commencement Bay (H,V)
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| T'kopt (C,V)
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Pierce (county) (P) |
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Tacoma (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was departing point of surveying party led by Charles Wilkes in 1841, settled in 1841 & laid out in 1868 |
| city (C) |
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incorporated in 1883 |
| county seat (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for lumber processing, shipyards, smelters, foundries & electrochemical plants |
| educational center (C) |
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includes University of Puget Sound, Pacific Lutheran University & two community colleges |
| tourist center (C) |
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includes Mount Ranier National Park & Olympic Peninsula recreation areas |
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