7 Random Tacoma, WA History Facts (With the Backstories You Never Heard)
1. Tacoma was “The City of Destiny” — and people meant it When the Northern Pacific Railway picked Tacoma (not Seattle) as its West Coast terminus in 1873, land prices exploded overnight. Speculation was insane. The population quadrupled in a few years. Businesses rushed in. Fun detail: Newspapers printed real estate ads calling Tacoma “The…