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Fort Steilacoom was decommissioned as a military post in 1868. In 1871 Washington Territory repurposed the fort as an insane asylum, with the barracks serving as patient and staff housing. Fort Steilacoom is now Western State Hospital. [1] Four cottages from the fort remain on the site, and serve as a living history museum.
Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, Washington is the largest park in the city. The 340-acre (1.4 km 2) park includes Waughop Lake, an off-leash dog park, and several soccer fields and baseball fields. [1] It is adjacent to Pierce College, historic Fort Steilacoom, and Western State Hospital. The area became a homesteader's farm circa 1844, then ...
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. [3] Steilacoom incorporated in 1854 and became the first incorporated town in what is now the state of Washington.
Also known as the Church of the Immaculate Conception, this church was originally built in 1855 near Fort Steilacoom, but was moved to its present location in Steilacoom in 1864. [29] It was the first Catholic church built in Washington. [30] 71: Steilacoom Historic District: Steilacoom Historic District
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During the hostilities many settlers had taken refuge at Fort Steilacoom, the woman and children being left there, while the men enrolled in the volunteers. Ezar Meeker, one of the settlers, paid the following tribute to First Lieutenant John Nugen of the Fourth Infantry, commanding Fort Steilacoom while Captain Maloney was in the field.
In U.S. Army terms, rows of once spectacular homes that have graced historic Fort Leavenworth for more than 100 years stand in defeat. Like downtrodden troops, grand houses of red brick or yellow ...
The Post was founded in 1994 and was originally called The Puyallup Campus Post when it was an insert in Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer. It is staffed by Pierce College Puyallup students, an adviser, and a publication and graphics manager. The Post features news, campus life, sports, features, commentary, reviews, and multimedia components.