Ron Karabaich: 2 books
by Caroline Denyer Gallacci, Ron Karabaich
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2009
In 1873, the Northern Pacific Railroad selected the south shore of Commencement Bay as the terminus of its transcontinental line. Connected to, but independent of the railroad, the Tacoma Land Company created a city adjacent to the terminus. By the early years of the 20th century, downtown Tacoma was...
by Caroline Gallacci, Ron Karabaich
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2006
For more than 150 years, the activity on and around Commencement Bay-since the 1840s, when Charles Wilkes first named it, to the present day-has been a barometer for measuring Tacoma's maritime and industrial growth and development. Wilkes's early exploration assured the inclusion of Puget Sound within...