On North 30th Street at North Carr Street, on the right when traveling west on North 30th Street.
Despite the attempted interference by her physician peers, Dr. Alice Maude Smith came to Tacoma from Chicago in 1898 where she built a successful practice. — — Map (db m99341) HM
One person can build a log cabin with very few tools. Carr felled the trees
surrounding his home site. Notched ends fit together, with quartered saplings
to fill the gaps between the logs. Cedar shingles covered the roof. The front porch
and rear . . . — — Map (db m157829) HM
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east.
"When becoming fully satisfied that Commencement Bay was the best harbor in the
Sound, had the best supply of fresh water, and by far the best approaches and
surroundings, and from twenty-five miles the best geographical position, I . . . — — Map (db m157739) HM
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east.
Family and community life were always a part of the Tacoma City settlement.
Residents contributed funds for a school building in 1869. J.P Stewart was the
first teacher for thirteen students. In 1873, mill workers built St. Peter's Church . . . — — Map (db m157747) HM
On North 30th Street at North Carr Street, on the right when traveling west on North 30th Street.
Emma Smith Devoe moved to Tacoma in 1905. She was President of the Washington Equal Suffrage Association and worked constantly to win the women's right to vote. — — Map (db m99340) HM
Ester Allstrum was a well respected Tacoma food inspector. National magazines recognized her as "the woman who has made Tacoma famous for its model food ordinance" — — Map (db m99473) HM
On North 30th Street at North Starr Street, on the right when traveling west on North 30th Street.
Fannie Paddock moved from New York to Tacoma to build Tacoma's first hospital. Fannie died on her trip to Tacoma, but in 1882 the Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital was dedicated. — — Map (db m99339) HM
On North 30th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Janet Elder Steele built the first hotel in Old Town in 1869 at the corner of 30th and Carr Streets. Operating until 1883, the hotel had 24 rooms and was famous for its good food and cleanliness. — — Map (db m157587) HM
On North 30th Street at North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east on North 30th Street.
A teacher at Grant Elementary for 37 years, Miss Jones' teaching style was ahead of its time using imaginative art and exploration. She developed close relationships with her students. — — Map (db m99471) HM
On North 30th Street, on the left when traveling west.
Job Carr, a recently discharged Union war veteran, came to Commencement Bay in 1864. In the
winter of 1864-65 he began clearing
land for a small log cabin near today's
North 30th and McCarver in an area
now called Old Town Tacoma. By . . . — — Map (db m157618) HM
On North 30th Street at McCarver Street, on the right when traveling east on North 30th Street.
Margaret (Maggie) Davis was a
Puyallup Indian. Married at 16, she
raised 14 children in Old Tacoma. She
would strap her children to her back
and row across the bay to Vashon
to dig for clams. — — Map (db m157830) HM
On North 30th Street at McCarver Street, on the right when traveling east on North 30th Street.
In 1883 Nettie Asberry earned her doctorate degree in music. She helped establish the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Tacoma in the early 1900's. — — Map (db m99329) HM
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east.
For thousands of years, S'Puyalupubsh (Puyallup) Indian fisherman camped at this site to fish, dig clams, and preserve their catch. They also rested here to await the changing tide before traveling through the Tacoma Narrows. They called
this . . . — — Map (db m157749) HM
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east.
You are standing in the middle of Tacoma City. Morton McCarver laid out the
town in 1869. At that time forests covered the area, but were soon logged by
the Hanson, Akerson mill, located down the hill from this site. There were enough
people . . . — — Map (db m157827) HM
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east.
Job Carr and Rebecca Pittman were married in 1840 in Richmond, Indiana where
they raised four children; Anthony, Howard, Marietta, and Margaret. Job, a
Quaker, enlisted in the Civil War at the age of 48 and after three years he was
discharged. In . . . — — Map (db m157745) HM
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