On North 30th Street at North Carr Street, on the right when traveling west on North 30th Street.
Emma Smith Devoe moved to Tacoma in 1905. She was President of the Washington Equal Suffrage Association and worked constantly to win the women's right to vote. — — Map (db m99340) HM
Ester Allstrum was a well respected Tacoma food inspector. National magazines recognized her as "the woman who has made Tacoma famous for its model food ordinance." — — Map (db m168252) HM
On North 30th Street at North Starr Street, on the right when traveling west on North 30th Street.
Fannie Paddock moved from New York to Tacoma to build Tacoma's first hospital. Fannie died on her trip to Tacoma, but in 1882 the Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital was dedicated. — — Map (db m99339) HM
On North 30th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Janet Elder Steele built the first hotel in Old Town in 1869 at the corner of 30th and Carr Streets. Operating until 1883, the hotel had 24 rooms and was famous for its good food and cleanliness. — — Map (db m157587) HM
On North 30th Street at North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east on North 30th Street.
A teacher at Grant Elementary for 37 years, Miss Jones' teaching style was ahead of its time using imaginative art and exploration. She developed close relationships with her students. — — Map (db m99471) HM
On North 30th Street, on the left when traveling west.
Job Carr, a recently discharged Union war veteran, came to Commencement Bay in 1864. In the
winter of 1864-65 he began clearing
land for a small log cabin near today's
North 30th and McCarver in an area
now called Old Town Tacoma. By . . . — — Map (db m157618) HM
On North 30th Street at McCarver Street, on the right when traveling east on North 30th Street.
Margaret (Maggie) Davis was a
Puyallup Indian. Married at 16, she
raised 14 children in Old Tacoma. She
would strap her children to her back
and row across the bay to Vashon
to dig for clams. — — Map (db m157830) HM
On North 30th Street at McCarver Street, on the right when traveling east on North 30th Street.
In 1883 Nettie Asberry earned her doctorate degree in music. She helped establish the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Tacoma in the early 1900's. — — Map (db m99329) HM
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east.
For thousands of years, S'Puyalupubsh (Puyallup) Indian fisherman camped at this site to fish, dig clams, and preserve their catch. They also rested here to await the changing tide before traveling through the Tacoma Narrows. They called
this . . . — — Map (db m157749) HM
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east.
You are standing in the middle of Tacoma City. Morton McCarver laid out the
town in 1869. At that time forests covered the area, but were soon logged by
the Hanson, Akerson mill, located down the hill from this site. There were enough
people . . . — — Map (db m157827) HM
On North 30th Street west of North Carr Street, on the right when traveling east.
Job Carr and Rebecca Pittman were married in 1840 in Richmond, Indiana where
they raised four children; Anthony, Howard, Marietta, and Margaret. Job, a
Quaker, enlisted in the Civil War at the age of 48 and after three years he was
discharged. In . . . — — Map (db m157745) HM
Morton Matthew McCarver General Iowa and Oregon Militias Born in Madison County, Kentucky, January 14, 1807 Died at Tacoma, Washington, April 17, 1875 Pioneer and founder of Burlington, Iowa – 1883 · Linnton, Oregon – 1843 · Tacoma, Washington . . . — — Map (db m221083) HM
On North Waterfront Drive north of Roberts Garden Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Captain Charles Wilkes, commanding a United States exploring expedition, visited this vicinity in 1841 and left the names Point Defiance, Neill Point, Commencement Bay, Maury Island, Robinson's Point, Colvos Passage, Gig Harbor and Fox Island. . . . — — Map (db m223943) HM
On Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
On this Hundredth year of the Wilkeson Eagles Building we dedicate this plaque to all the Fraternal Orders that have called it home. We also want to recognize the past and present members of these groups that have helped preserve it in posterity. . . . — — Map (db m48994) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 10) west of South Plum Street, on the right when traveling west.
[center panel]
June 24, 1989
Dedicated to those from
Pierce County
who gave their lives
in service to their country.
Given by
Bob and Evelyn Young,
Ellsworth Class of 1939,
Pierce County Posts, . . . — — Map (db m36321) HM
On The Great River Road (State Highway 35) 1.1 miles south of U.S. 63, on the left when traveling south.
The rock outline you see on the distant bluff is an archeological curiosity. Jacob V. Brower, a Minnesota archeologist, observed this formation in 1902 and interpreted it as a bow and arrow. In 1903 he wrote, "Some of the stones representing the . . . — — Map (db m9943) HM
Near State Park Road west of 820th Avenue, on the left.
In 1964, concerned citizens organized the Save The St. Croix Association to protect the St. Croix River's scenic valley and excellent water quality, both threatened by encroaching development.
In 1972 the United States Congress designated 27 . . . — — Map (db m233851) HM
On County Highway CC at 70th Avenue, on the left when traveling north on County Highway CC.
The restoration of this church and cemetery is in memory of the early pioneers who brought with them their Christian faith upon which they built their homes and communities.
Established 1872
Dedicated to early pioneers
This Swedish . . . — — Map (db m39752) HM
On The Great River Road (State Highway 35) 1.9 miles south of County Highway D, on the right when traveling south.
This beautiful lake is twenty-two miles long, varies in width from one to two and a half miles, and covers about thirty-eight square miles. It was caused by the delta of the Chippewa spreading across the gorge of the Mississippi at the southeastern . . . — — Map (db m10026) HM
On Main Street (County Highway U / S) south of Pine Avenue East (County Highway S), on the right when traveling south.
French traders and Native Americans traveled these rich hunting grounds over 300 years ago. When European settlement began in this area about 150 years later, many settlers followed the old St. Antoine Trail east from the Mississippi River to this . . . — — Map (db m48727) HM
Near Broad Street (State Highway 35) just south of U.S. 10, on the right when traveling south.
1887 With Prescott growing rapidly the first modern brick school is built on Elm Street. A local teacher, Roxanne Bailey, donates the money to purchase the first tower clock in Prescott; it is installed on top of the new school. 1924 With . . . — — Map (db m169912) HM
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