University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington. It was founded in 1888. The institution offers a variety of undergraduate degrees as well as five graduate programs in counseling, education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and public health.
Warner Gym, one of the original 1924 buildings
Harned and Thompson Halls, along Union Avenue. Harned Hall is at center, with wings of Thompson Hall on either side.
University of Puget Sound campus on a sunny July afternoon.
Wyatt Hall
Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle, 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Bellevue, 31 miles (50 km) northeast of the state capital, Olympia, 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park, and 80 miles (130 km) east of Olympic National Park. The city's population was 219,346 at the time of the 2020 census. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third-most populous in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Sound region, which has a population of about 1 million.
View of Mount Rainier and the Port of Tacoma from Browns Point, 2009
The Commencement Bay Land and Improvement Co. played a major role in the city's early growth.
Downtown, early 20th century
A 1909 postcard image of Tacoma with its ASARCO smelter smokestack