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The city lies within the Puyallup Valley, an agricultural region that produces berries and daffodils, for which the annual local festival is named. [ 15 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 14.04 square miles (36.36 km 2 ), of which 13.93 square miles (36.08 km 2 ) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km ...
The White River valley was the scene of violent clashes between Native Americans and the militias of Washington Territory as well as the U.S. Army during the Puget Sound War of 1855-1856. Volunteer US troops were ambushed [ 9 ] while on their way to work on a construction project near a ferry across the river in the last altercation in the war.
Formed by glacial meltwater, the Carbon River contains a heavy load of sediment such as silt and gravel. After emerging from the Carbon Glacier the Carbon River flows through a broad glacier-carved valley where thick sediment deposits in the stream bed create sand and gravel bars causing the river to become complexly braided, meandering, and flood-prone.
The Electron Hydroelectric Project, originally known as the Puyallup Project, is a hydroelectric power plant operated by Electron Hydro LLC on the Puyallup River in Pierce County, Washington. It generates 26.2 megawatts (35,100 hp) of electricity and is operated and maintained by approximately 20 full-time employees.
Handle Professional Building’s parking lot sits flooded after a water main broke at the corner of Valley Avenue East and Milwaukee Avenue East in Puyallup, Wash., on Monday, July 29, 2024.
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The News Tribune reported in March that the school district has 168 buses, 112 bus drivers and 106 routes. The new bell time model is projected to require about 110 drivers. The new bell time ...
The first known European to explore the Puyallup River valley was William Fraser Tolmie, who in August 1833 made a journey to the Mount Rainier area via the Puyallup and Mowich river valleys. Two Native American guides accompanied Tolmie, Lachalet, a Nisqually Indian, and Nuckalkat, a Puyallup.