Tacoma, Washington
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Tacoma is a city in and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Puget Sound roughly 30 miles from Seattle and Olympia, and 58 miles northwest of
Aerial view of Downtown Tacoma with Mount Rainier in the background
The Commencement Bay Land and Improvement Co. played a major role in the city's early growth.
Sidewheel steamer Alaskan at the Northern Pacific Dock c. 1880
Odd Fellows Parade at C Street and 9th Street, 1893
Mount Rainier
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Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma, is a large, active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about 5
Tacoma, Washington
…is the economic and cultural center of the South Sound region, which has a population of about 1 million. Tacoma adopted its name after the nearby Mount Rainier, called təˡqʷuʔbəʔ in the Puget Sound Salish dialect, and "Takhoma" in an anglicized version. It is locally known as the "City of Destiny" because the…
Mount Rainier's northwestern slope viewed aerially just before sunset on September 6, 2020
Mount Rainier seen from the International Space Station
West face of Mount Rainier from an aircraft
A panorama of the northeast face of Mount Rainier