Tacoma and Fern Hill Street Railroad
On February 8, 1888, the Tacoma City Council passed Ordinance No. 188, granting Randolph Radebaugh the city’s second …Read More
Donation Land Claims
This is the history of Midland, Washington. It’s evidence is given to us through historical maps, photographs, and …Read More
Olympic Land Company
Incorporated on October 29, 1889 by George W. McAllister and Albert R. Heilig, the Olympic Land, Loan, and …Read More
Tacoma Streetcar Disaster
On Wednesday morning, July 4, 1900, 43 passengers are killed and many others are injured and maimed when …Read More
Native Americans of Puget Sound
Current scientific data indicate that Native Americans arrived from Siberia via the Bering Sea land bridge about 12,000 …Read More
Oliver P. Meeker
During the winter of 1851, Oliver P. Meeker, and a group of friends from around Indianapolis, Indiana, were …Read More