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Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County 6, located on Commencement Bay and the Tacoma Narrows. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 193,556.
It is the home of such international companies as Labor Ready, Inc. and the Russell Investment Group, as well as institutions of higher learning, including Pacific Lutheran University, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma Community College, and the University of Washington's Tacoma campus.
The Museum of GlassThe Museum of Glass is a museum dedicated to glass art located in Tacoma, Washington. It is not to be confused with the various other Museums of Glass, such as the one in Corning, N. The Tacoma area was selected in part because it is the hometown of legen opened in downtown Tacoma in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, showcasing glassFor eyeglasses, see spectacles The physics definition of a glass is a uniform amorphous solid material, usually produced when a suitably viscous molten material cools very rapidly, thereby not giving enough time for a regular crystal lattice to form. art from the region and around the world. It includes a functional glassblowing studio. Tacoma is also the site of the Washington State History MuseumThe Washington State History Museum is currently located in downtown Tacoma, Washington. It is owned and operated by the Washington State Historical Society under the official approval of the Washington State Legislature. The museum maintains a standing e.
One of the largest urban parks in the U.S, Point Defiance ParkPoint Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. The park includes a zoo, aquarium, beaches, trails, a boardwalk, a boathouse, a ferry dock, and most notably a stand of old-growth forest. Over 2 million peo, is located in Tacoma. Another park in Tacoma is Titlow BeachTitlow Beach is in Tacoma, Washington. It is located along Puget Sound near the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It has a beach, pool, community center, two resturants, a view of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, a small boardwalk and is a popular scuba diving area. Exter, which is a popular scuba divingSCUBA is an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus . These initials likely originated in the US Navy to refer to US commando frogman's rebreathers. As with radar, the acronym has become so familiar that capitalisation is often omitted. area.
Tacoma is famous in the Puget SoundPuget Sound is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It was named by George Vancouver for Lieutenant Peter Puget, who explored its southern end in May 1792. Vancouver claimed it for Great Britain on June 4, 1792. It be region for smelling bad. The "Tacoma aroma," a distinctive, unpleasant odor that was a byproduct of local paper manufacturing, pervaded much of the city for decades. However, in 1999 Simpson Paper shut down a large paper mill, and an urban renewal program has replaced many of the other industrial odor sources, so the aroma has mostly dissipated. (A faint smell is reportedly still detectable during temperature inversions.)
Many well known people have come from Tacoma, among them singer Bing Crosby, authors Richard Brautigan and Frank Herbert, serial killer Ted Bundy, serial sniper John Allen Muhammad, actress Dyan Cannon, conspiracy gadfly Fred Crisman, auto racer Pat Austin , prize fighter Sugar Ray Seales , glass artist Dale Chihuly, and musician Neko Case.