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Tacoma| Port in Washington State, USA, on Puget Sound, 250 km/156 mi from the Pacific Ocean, 40 km/25 mi south of Seattle; population (2000) 193,600. It is a lumber and shipping centre, with fishing and boat-building industries. Aluminium- and copper-smelting plants are sited here, and chemicals, forest products, and processed foods are manufactured. |
| Founded in 1868, the city developed from a sawmilling settlement after being chosen as the terminus of the North Pacific Railroad in 1873. |
| Educational and cultural institutions include the University of Puget Sound, the Pacific Lutheran University, the Washington State Historical Museum, and the Tacoma Art Museum. Mount Rainier National Park lies nearby. |
| The site of Tacoma was first occupied by Fort Nisqually, a fur-trading post of the Hudson Bay Company. |
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