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Steilacoom (/ ˈ s t ɪ l ə k əm / STIL-ə-kəm) is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,727 at the 2020 census. [2] Steilacoom incorporated in 1854 and became the first incorporated town in what is now the state of Washington.
- Discovery of Steilacoom
- Establishment of Fort Steilacoom
- Visiting Steilacoom Today
- Topside Coffee Cabin
In the spring of 1792 two ships from the British Royal Navy, the HMS Discovery and the HMS Chatham, with Captain George Vancouver in command, discovered a narrow entrance to an extensive body of water pushing inland amongst the low rolling hills covered in a dark green canopy. Favorable winds pushed the mighty ships south past small islands with hi...
When U.S. Commander Charles Wilkes and his expedition arrived to the Puget Sound in 1841 looking to establish new trade routes, America officially took notice of the Pacific Northwest and all its potential. The winds of change slowly started blowing in from the east. The Americans or “Bostons,” as the Native Americans referred to them, eventually l...
Today’s town sits just as it always has for the most part. Graded streets cut like grids into the green hillside step down toward Pioneer Orchard Parkoverlooking the Puget Sound. The town feels a bit secluded with a one way in, one way out kind of feeling, a bit like a small New England village with the masonry chimneys and cedar shake roofs to mat...
Follow Wilkes Street up from the water until you get to the top of old town. There you’ll find Topside Coffee Cabin serving locally roasted coffee and homemade treats with a smile. A couple of big windows fill the seating area with warm sunlight and views of the salty blue sound sparkling in the sunshine. The snowy peaks of the Olympic Mountains br...
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Aug 15, 2021 · Steilacoom is a quiet coastal town in Washington that has plenty of things to do for a weekend getaway. And it's not too far from Seattle!
Nov 28, 2018 · Steilacoom was one of the earliest non-Native settlements in the future state of Washington. Established just six years after Oregon Trail emigrants first arrived on Puget Sound, it quickly became a hub of social and economic activity.
Steilacoom is a small town of 6,400 people (2018) in Puget Sound region of Washington state. It is the oldest incorporated town in Washington. It has 4 individual buildings and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the oldest Catholic Church in the state and the first Protestant Church north of the Columbia River.
Steilacoom has retained a strong sense of history and pride. Steilacoom’s historic streets have the quiet dignity of a family’s eldest and most respected relative. Sure, you can say their liveliest days are past, but the family’s pride in the early accomplishments will - and should - never end.
Steilacoom is a small town of 6,400 people in Puget Sound region of Washington state. Steilacoom has about 6,730 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
