Whitney's map of the city of Tacoma and environs, Washington compiled by Frederick G. Plummer, (1890)<br> Map of the city of Tacoma and environs, Washington.

Whitney's map of the city of Tacoma and environs, Washington compiled by Frederick G. Plummer, (1890)<br> Map of the city of Tacoma and environs, Washington.

Real property -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma -- Maps.<br>Railroads -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma -- Maps.<br>Tacoma (Wash.) -- Maps.

1 map : hand col. ; 93 x 63 cm. <br>Shows additions, lot numbers, street names, and railroads. <br>Inset: A portion of the county of Pierce, Washington.<br>"Compliments of E.F. Russell & Co., real estate and mining brokers, 916 A Street, Tacoma, Wash." <br>"E.C. Vaughan & Co., Booksellers and Stationers, exclusive retail agents for this map. Map carries the logo of the Union Pacific Railroad. <br>Settlement of Tacoma (first known as Commencement Bay, or Commencement City, after the Bay on which it was located) began in 1853. An Indian War led to the evacuation of the town, and it wasn't until the 1860s that it began to grow again, led on, as were so many Washington coastal towns, by the idea that it would be the western terminus for the cross-continental railroad. When, in 1873, the railroad did choose Tacoma as its terminus, its future was assured. The rail line was not completed until 1888, however.

Plummer, Frederick G.

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[Washington, D.C.?] : W.H. Whitney

1890

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WSU 310<br>G4284.T2G46 1890 .P5

United States--Washington State--Tacoma