Tacoma, WA

About Tacoma

• • Bing Crosby, the iconic crooner, spent his formative years in Tacoma.
• • The Grand Cinema, a beloved non-profit arthouse theater, began in Tacoma.
• • The Northern Pacific Railroad terminus cemented Tacoma's early importance and growth.
• • Tacoma's Old City Hall features a clock tower with faces that are different sizes.
• • The Ruston Smelter Plume contaminated the area with arsenic and lead for decades.
• • It was named after Mount Tacoma, later called Rainier, and founded in 1875.
• • With over 220,000 residents, it's Washington's third-largest city.
• • Sitting at 240 feet, the views of Puget Sound are common.
• • Healthcare and social assistance comprise a significant portion of Tacoma's employment.
• • A resilient city, breathing art and grit into every corner.
• • The Seattle Mariners, with their iconic trident logo, are the closest MLB team.
• • Tacoma's Cheney Stadium hosted the longest professional baseball game ever played, 33 innings.
• • Glacial till and outwash deposits from the Vashon Glaciation define the area's surface geology.
• • Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano, dramatically shapes the horizon south of the city.
• • The Puyallup River flows into Commencement Bay, an important waterway for the city.
• • Salmon species, including Chinook and Coho, migrate through the Puyallup River.
• • Douglas fir and Western red cedar are common tree species in the surrounding forests.
• • The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has inhabited the area for thousands of years.
• • In 1887, Tacoma was chosen as the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
• • Union Station, completed in 1911, features a distinctive Beaux-Arts style.
• • The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940, due to aeroelastic flutter.

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