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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Tacoma

 
Clickable Map of Pierce County, Washington and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Pierce County, WA (159) King County, WA (289) Kitsap County, WA (27) Kittitas County, WA (18) Lewis County, WA (20) Mason County, WA (5) Thurston County, WA (78) Yakima County, WA (26)  PierceCounty(159) Pierce County (159)  KingCounty(289) King County (289)  KitsapCounty(27) Kitsap County (27)  KittitasCounty(18) Kittitas County (18)  LewisCounty(20) Lewis County (20)  MasonCounty(5) Mason County (5)  ThurstonCounty(78) Thurston County (78)  YakimaCounty(26) Yakima County (26)
Tacoma is the county seat for Pierce County
Tacoma is in Pierce County
Pierce County (159)  ►
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1 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Aftermath and Indictments —
On North Schuster Parkway.
2 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Alice Maude Smith, M.D. — 1867 - 1938 —
On North 30th Street at North Carr Street, on the right when traveling west on North 30th Street.
3 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — Bell and Pump House —
Near Tulalip Street Northeast.
4 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Birthplace of Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby —
On North J Street, on the right when traveling east.
5 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, New Tacoma — Bishop John and Fannie C. Paddock — (1825-1894) (1831-1881) —
On Martin Luther King Junior Way at S 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Junior Way.
6 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — Boat House and Oil House —
Near Tulalip Street Northeast.
7 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — The Browns Point Boat House and Oil House
Near Tulalip Street Northeast west of Wan-I-Da Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
8 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — The Browns Point Light Keeper's Cottage —
Near Tulalip Street Northeast west of Wan-I-Da Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
9 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — Browns Point Light Station —
Near Tulalip Street Northeast.
10 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — The Browns Point Lighthouse —
Near Tulalip Street Northeast west of Wan-I-Da Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
11 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — The Browns Point Lighthouse Bell and Pump House
Near Tulalip Street Northeast west of Wan-I-Da Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
12 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Building the Cabin —
On North 30th Street when traveling east.
13 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, West End — Captain Charles Wilkes Expedition —
On North Waterfront Drive north of Roberts Garden Drive, on the right when traveling north.
14 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — Captain George Vancouver at Browns Point —
Near Tulalip Street Northeast.
15 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Climate of Exclusion —
On North Schuster Parkway.
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16 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Coming of the Railroad to Tacoma —
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east.
17 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, New Tacoma — Commemorating Nihongo Gakko 日本語学校 — Japanese Language School, 1715 Tacoma Avenue (1922–2004) —
On Pacific Avenue at South 17th Street, on the right when traveling south on Pacific Avenue.
18 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Community Life in Old Tacoma
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
19 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — Crew Quarters —
Near Tulalip Street Northeast.
20 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Cutting Edge Technology —
Near Ruston Way, on the right when traveling west.
21 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — The Dash Point Dock —
On East Side Drive NE (Washington Route 509) east of Arthur Street NE, on the right when traveling east.
22 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, New Tacoma — Dedicated to You, a Free Citizen in a Free Land — Washington's Liberty Bell Replica —
On Pacific Avenue.
23 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Dickman Mill Park —
On Ruston Way.
24 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Emma Smith Devoe — 1848 - 1927 —
On North 30th Street at North Carr Street, on the right when traveling west on North 30th Street.
25 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Ester Allstrum — 1873 - 1917 —
Near North 30 Street west of North Carr Street.
26 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Fannie C. Paddock — 1831 - 1881 —
On North 30th Street at North Starr Street, on the right when traveling west on North 30th Street.
27 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Fireboat No. 1: A Proud History —
On Ruston Way, on the right when traveling north.
28 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — First House in Tacoma —
On Carr Street at North 31st Street, on the right when traveling north on Carr Street.
29 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — First School House in Tacoma —
On North Starr Street at N 28th St, on the left when traveling south on North Starr Street.
30 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — Generator Building —
Near Tulalip Street Northeast.
31 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, New Tacoma — George Francis Train —
On Broadway south of South 9th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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32 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, New Tacoma — In Honor of Rossell G. O’Brien
On Broadway, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
33 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Janet Elder Steele — 1840-1894 —
On North 30th Street, on the right when traveling east.
34 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Jennie Jones — 1888 - 1963 —
On North 30th Street at North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east on North 30th Street.
35 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Job Carr Cabin Museum —
On North 30th Street west of N Carr St.
36 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — The Job Carr Family
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
37 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — The Job Carr Family —
On North 30th Street west of N Carr St.
38 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Job Carr's Cabin — "Birthplace of Tacoma" —
On North 30th Street, on the left when traveling west.
39 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Job Carr's Canoe — The Red, White, and Blue —
On North 30th Street west of N Carr St, on the left when traveling west.
40 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Journey to Gold Mountain —
On North Schuster Parkway.
41 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Journey to Reconciliation —
On North Schuster Parkway.
42 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma — Light Keeper's Cottage —
Near Tulalip Street Northeast.
43 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Margaret Meeker Davis — 1881-1960 —
On North 30th Street at McCarver Street, on the right when traveling east on North 30th Street.
44 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Marvin Alan Klegman Memorial —
On North I Street, on the right when traveling west.
45 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, South Tacoma — Morton Matthew McCarver — General Iowa and Oregon Militias —
Near South Tacoma Way near 48th Street.
46 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, New Tacoma — Murray Morgan Bridge Rehabilitation —
On Dock Street 0.2 miles East 15th Street, on the right when traveling north.
47 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Nettie Asberry — 1865 - 1968 —
On North 30th Street at McCarver Street, on the right when traveling east on North 30th Street.
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48 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, New Tacoma — Old City Hall — Registered National Historic Place —
On Commerce Street at South 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on Commerce Street.
49 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Our First Settlers —
On North 30th Street east of North White Street, on the right when traveling east.
50 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Our First Settlers
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
51 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — People of the Water —
On Ruston Way.
52 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Planning of the Expulsion —
On North Schuster Parkway.
53 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Restoring the Site —
On Ruston Way 0.3 miles west of McCarver St.
54 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — September 11th Memorial —
On Ruston Way, on the right when traveling north.
55 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, New Tacoma — The Shul: Talmud Torah - Sinai Temple —
On S 4th Street at S I Street, on the right when traveling west on S 4th Street.
56 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Tacoma City —
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east.
57 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Tacoma's First Hospital Site —
On North Starr Street, on the right when traveling north.
58 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, West End — Ten Inch Shell From U.S.S. Maine —
On Trolley Lane.
59 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, New Tacoma — Then and Now: South End of the Thea Foss Waterway —
On Dock Street.
60 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Top of the Ocean —
On Ruston Way west of McCarver St.
61 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, New Tacoma — Welcome Figure — ‘spuy’elepebŠ —
On Pacific Avenue.
62 ► Washington, Pierce County, Tacoma, North End — Welcome to the Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Park —
On Ruston Way.
 
 
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