Record Details
City of Tacoma, W.T., western terminus of N.P.R.R., Puget Sound, 1885 (1885)
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | City of Tacoma, W.T., western terminus of N.P.R.R., Puget Sound, 1885 (1885) |
| Identifier | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=uw038 uwm38; G4284.T2 A3 1885 .C5 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,147 |
| Date | 1885 2000 - 2002 |
| Publisher | United States : s.n. |
| Description | 1 map : col. ; 33 x 84 cm. Bird's-eye view. Oriented with north to lower right. Includes key to points of interest. Not drawn to scale. Settlement of Tacoma (first known as Commencement Bay, or Commencement City, after the Bay on which it was located) began in 1853. An Indian War led to the evacuation of the town, and it wasn't until the 1860s that it began to grow again, led on, as were so many Washington coastal towns, by the idea that it would be the western terminus for the... |
| Subject | Tacoma (Wash.) -- Aerial views -- Maps; Tacoma (Wash.) -- Pictorial works |
| Type | Maps; Bird's-eye views |
| Coverage | United States -- Washington (State) -- Pierce County -- Tacoma |
| Rights | This image may be downloaded or reproduced for research and educational purposes without prior permission; please give credit to the University of Washington Libraries Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division. Any commercial use of this material is prohibited without prior permission from the University Libraries. Contact speccoll@u.washington.edu |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Contributor | University of Washington Libraries Map Collection |
| Language | English |
