City of Tacoma, W.T., western terminus of N.P.R.R., Puget Sound, 1885 (1885)

City of Tacoma, W.T., western terminus of N.P.R.R., Puget Sound, 1885 (1885)

Tacoma (Wash.) -- Aerial views -- Maps<br>Tacoma (Wash.) -- Pictorial works

1 map : col. ; 33 x 84 cm.<br>Bird's-eye view<br>Oriented with north to lower right<br>Includes key to points of interest<br>Not drawn to scale<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.

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uwm38<br>G4284.T2 A3 1885 .C5

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