Tacoma, a city and subport of entry, capital of Pierce co., Wash., is situated on Puget Sound, 80 miles from the Pacific coast and 23 miles (direct) S. by W. of Seattle. It is on the Northern Pacific, the Tacoma Eastern and other railroads. Tacoma occupies a site of rare beauty, commanding a magnificent view of Mount Rainier (Tacoma). It has the advantage of an excellent harbor, where superior facilities are afforded for transacting and handling shipping business. The docks and wharves in front of the city are several miles in extent, and ships load here with wheat, lumber, and coal for all parts of the world. Tacoma is the seat of the University of Puget Sound, Whitworth College, Annie Wright Seminary, Pacific Lutheran University, etc., and among its notable public buildings are the city-hall, court house, chamber of commerce, opera-house, and the Ferry Museum of Art. The manufactures comprise lumber and shingles, iron and steel, flour, beer, cars and boilers, etc. The city has also extensive ship-yards. Pop. in 1880, 1098 ; in 1890, 36,006 ; in 1900, 37,714.
Tacoma, a city and subport of entry, capital of Pierce co., Wash., is situated on Puget Sound, 80 miles from the Pacific coast and 23 miles (direct) S. by W. of Seattle. It is on the Northern Pacific, the Tacoma Eastern and other railroads. Tacoma occupies a site of rare beauty, commanding a magnificent view of Mount Rainier (Tacoma). It has the advantage of an excellent harbor, where superior facilities are afforded for transacting and handling shipping business. The docks and wharves in front of the city are several miles in extent, and ships load here with wheat, lumber, and coal for all parts of the world. Tacoma is the seat of the University of Puget Sound, Whitworth College, Annie Wright Seminary, Pacific Lutheran University, etc., and among its notable public buildings are the city-hall, court house, chamber of commerce, opera-house, and the Ferry Museum of Art. The manufactures comprise lumber and shingles, iron and steel, flour, beer, cars and boilers, etc. The city has also extensive ship-yards. Pop. in 1880, 1098 ; in 1890, 36,006 ; in 1900, 37,714.
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