Tacoma Washington

	Tacoma

Lying along Interstate 5, Tacoma is the county seat and largest city in Pierce County. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge connects Tacoma with Gig Harbor and other communities on the west side of Puget Sound.

The city lies in the shadow of Mount Rainier on the shores of Commencement Bay.

The area was discovered by Captain James Vancouver in 1792. Tacoma was shaped by a series of booms and busts that began after Swedish settler Nicholas de Lin started the first business in 1852. De Lin's sawmill was the first major means of employment for the settlers who braved harsh conditions to reach the area.

Today Tacoma, population 193,556, is a deepwater port and bustling center of industry, commerce, culture and education. The city boasts a major railroad hub. Nearby McChord Air Force Base and the U.S. Army's Fort Lewis contribute to its economy. Points of interest include University of Puget Sound and the Washington State Hist. Society Museum.

Tacoma is part of the Tacoma, WA metro area.

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The Most Anticipated Upcoming Washington Events Are:
Lantern Tours at the Fort Vancouver November 21
Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival Ridgefield continuing thru November 21
Wind River Cellars ? Thanksgiving Weekend Open House Husum November 27 thru November 29
Christmas Lighting Festival Leavenworth December 18 thru December 20
Great Value Wines Under $10.00 - Wine Education Series Ellensburg continuing

Other upcoming events include:
A Tuba Christmas Ilwaco December 12
Gig Harbor Lighted Boat Parade Gig Harbor December 12
Winterfest Gig Harbor November 28 thru November 29
Festival of Trees Vancouver November 27 thru November 28
Harvest Wine Tour Clark County November 27 thru November 29

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Latest Tweets About Tacoma Washington

CenterdinSEA "Upcoming event: Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month - 11/22/2009 http://bit.ly/33Rmm0 #seattle"
TacomaWAAlerts "Mostly Cloudy and 43 F at Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma, WA Winds are South at 15.0 MPH (13 KT). The pressure is 1004.8 mb and th http://s2z.us/fn.htm"
Auburn__Weather "AN: Overcast and 45 F at Seattle-Tacoma Intl Airport, WA Winds are from the South at 16.1 gusting to 24.2 MPH (14 gusti http://s2z.us/ac.htm"
comeseetacoma "Is it true? Thanksgiving is already here? Ask for thanksgiving special at Red Lion Hotel Tacoma!"
JULYS2OOO "JUST SEEING TACOMA 4X4 OFF ROADING AND X-RUNNER DOING DOUNT'S"
sweetc69 "Meyer leaving the Foss for the Port of Tacoma...http://p.gs/vogb3"
randywalden "Randy I just updated my Squidoo page: Heartwarming Home Care in Tacoma Washington / http://tinyurl.com/ad72za. http://ff.im/-bMC1B"
tedfrazier "Excited about Uganda 2010 and thankful for Tacoma Youth For Christ (CL) team, By His Word (CY) and most of all Jesus, Autumn, Ki and Kinzy"
rickypierce4 "@kcoats253 I think it was on 25th an yakima-ish. maybe 25th an tacoma"
tntdiner "@BurgervilleUSA So when will the Nomad be coming to Tacoma?"
Mondeeezy "Ha new moon tonight at 11 in tacoma !! (:"
tacomaupdates "Tacoma News Tribune: Washington to skip first round of Race to the Top http://bit.ly/6GA3V4"
Saint_357 "RT @BodyArtTattoo: u201cTATTOO ARTIST NEEDEDu201d (TACOMA ) - Graphic Design Jobs http://bit.ly/4ixxMq #tattoo"
busa8989 "@JRocKdaGr8 shit I'm at the crib in seatac. Come though. Otherwise I might make a guest apperance in Tacoma tomorrow"
runchuckit "11/26/2009 - The Centre at Norpoint Turkey Trot 5K Run, 2 Mile Walk & Kidsu00e2u0080u0099 Dash: Tacoma. 9:30 a.m. Chip timi.. http://bit.ly/5P5tQV"
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