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What
you would think is north or NE Tacoma because you go north on Interstate-5
to get there is really east Tacoma because Interstate-5 actually goes east
and west through Tacoma until it turns south near the Tacoma Dome and the
city center exit.
Tacoma, WA is located on the lower Puget Sound in Washington State.
Tacoma has a population approaching 200,000
and an elevation of 87 feet above sea level.
The area was
discovered in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver and the first business, a saw-mill
was established in 1852. The biggest
boom for Tacoma with the Northern Pacific
Railroad selecting Tacoma
as its western terminal.
Today Tacoma hosts a
variety of industries and the lumber industry still ranks high in
importance. Tacoma
is central to a vast variety of tourist activities in the region including Hood Canal,
Mount Rainier National Park, Olympic National Park, the
Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, and the Pacific Ocean Beaches.
The City has
many museums, universities, the waterfront, and Point Definace
Park
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