1900 Map of Tacoma

About this map

Commencement Bay and the industrializing shoreline of Tacoma anchor this turn-of-the-century topographic record. The landscape is defined by the braided channels of the Puyallup River and White River, where early settlements like Puyallup and Auburn sit alongside the Puyallup Indian Reservation. Further south, the map captures the mining and timber hubs of Carbonado, Wilkeson, and Burnett, connected to the coast by the Northern Pacific Railway.