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Originally platted as Springfield on September 14, 1889, Wauna's name was changed at the government's request, because of the many Springfields in Washington.Wauna, a Native American term for mighty water, was chosen as the new name by an early post mistress, Mary Frances White.
Silas High School is a four-year public secondary school in Tacoma, Washington.It is one of five traditional high schools in the Tacoma Public Schools and is located at the intersection of Orchard Street and 11th Street.
Main hangar and control tower in July 2005. McChord Field (still referred to as McChord AFB by some as of 2023) is a United States Air Force base in the northwest United States, in Pierce County, Washington.
The Gig Harbor Golf Club is located in the valley of Artondale Creek where the first school on the Gig Harbor peninsula was built. Artondale contains several PenMet Parks. Wollochet Bay Estuary Park is a 20.3-acre park with 854 feet of shoreline located to the east of Wollochet Dr NW.
A view of McNeil Island and the Puget Sound from Steilacoom, Washington The old Anderson Island School. Anderson Island is the southernmost island in Puget Sound and a census-designated place of Pierce County, Washington, United States.
It is located approximately 5 miles (8 km) from Gig Harbor. The island was named Fox by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition, to honor J.L. Fox, an assistant surgeon on the expedition. [4] The population was 3,921 at the 2020 census, [5] up from 3,633 at the 2010 census.
Vaughn is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington, United States.Vaughn is located on Vaughn Bay in the northwestern Key Peninsula.
Carr Inlet, in southern Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington, is an arm of water between Key Peninsula and Gig Harbor Peninsula. Its southern end is connected to the southern basin of Puget Sound. Northward, it separates McNeil Island and Fox Island. The northern end of Carr Inlet is named Henderson Bay, which feeds into Burley Lagoon.