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  Steilacoom, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Steilacoom is on the coast of the Puget Sound, and its location is not accurate on the map to the right.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Steilacoom ranks 61st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
Steilacoom was founded by Lafayette Balch, a sea captain from Maine, and officially incorporated in 1854.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Steilacoom,_Washington   (514 words)

  
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Steilacoom sought a waiver to enable it to enforce its regulations affecting satellite earth station antennas located in the Town's Historic District.
We grant Steilacoom's requested waiver of Section 25.104(b)(1).W The Commission has long recognized that there are important local and federal interests in preserving historical and cultural sites to ensure that state and local governments will maintain and enrich their social, aesthetic, and educational benefits for future generations of Americans.
As long as Steilacoom applies its restrictions to satellite antennas one meter or smaller in diameter in compliance with the historic preservation provisions of the OTARD rule, no waiver is necessary.
www.fcc.gov /Bureaus/International/Orders/2000/da002170.txt   (1265 words)

  
 Town of Steilacoom, Lakewood, DuPont, WA, Washington, Pierce County - Information and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Steilacoom, known throughout the region for its preservation of "small town" ideals and community values, has grown considerably since its founding in 1854.
The Steilacooms, a Puget Sound Salish People, culturally and linguistically resembled the neighboring Nisqually tribe, and during the 1850's and later sometimes were identified with them in records.
In 1854, the Steilacooms were among the signers to the Treaty of Medicine Creek, between the U.S. and nine named tribes.
www.steilacoom.org   (1645 words)

  
 Pierce County Washington : Steilacoom Travel, Historic Homes and Sites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Steilacoom also gave Washington its first Protestant church (1853), first library (1858), and first jail (1858) and is the site of the oldest standing church in the state.
The Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum focuses on the area's Native American legacy and includes a cafe serving traditional Northwest native food such as smoked salmon.
The Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitor Bureau is your local source for Washington travel and vacation information including Tacoma and Pierce County hotels, convention and meeting planning, attractions, outdoor activities, performing arts, dining and nightlife and more.
www.traveltacoma.com /steilacoom_washington.html   (303 words)

  
 Steilacoom, Washington (Cities)
Steilacoom, founded in 1854, was the state's second oldest incorporated town as well as the site of the state's first library, courthouse and territorial jail.
Steilacoom faces Puget Sound from its location south of Tacoma in Pierce County.
Steilacoom is part of the Tacoma, WA metro area.
www.ohwy.com /wa/s/steilaco.htm   (108 words)

  
 Fort Steilacoom events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
"Washington Territory" is must-reading for anyone interested in the period in which Fort Steilacoom was in its heyday, and a limited number of copies of the book will be on sale.
Washington statehood had to wait until railways unified the region, and so much of Ficken's book is the story of transportation in the state.
He is a member of the Washington State Historical Society board of trustees and holds his Ph.D. in history from the University of Washington.
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 The Run from Farm to Farm: As Fort Steilacoom becomes Western State Hospital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
After investigating treatment of the mentally ill in Washington Territory, she wrote to Governor Alvin Flanders, that "provision and care are both inadequate and unsuitable." She urged, "in the interest of humanity," that the governor remove patients from their Monticello (modern-day Longview) location and take them to Portland.
Three years later, on April 15, 1874, Congress approved the donation of 373.75 acres of Fort Steilacoom to Washington Territory for "an asylum for the insane and for no other purpose." Over the years, the institution's acreage increased, mainly by purchase, eventually to equal, and even exceed, the size of Steilacoom Farm.
Sadly, when Washington's Department of Agriculture began to require that all milk cows in the state be tested for tuberculosis, all but five cows in the hospital herd tested positive.
www.washingtonhistory.org /wshs/columbia/articles/0301-a2.htm   (1733 words)

  
 Captain Lafayette Balch
Steilacoom has maintained its historic buildings and the house that Capt. Balch built for his brother Albert is still standing.
In spite of an attempt by a neighoring church to remove the bell in 1889, it remained the property of Steilacoom.
A wooden tower was erected to house the bell after the church was demolished in 1894 and in 1908 a stone monument was erected by the Washington State Historical Society and the Puget Sound Methodist Conference.
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Steilacoom requests a waiver of 47 C.F.R. ยง25.104(b)(1) to enforce its regulations and standards affecting satellite earth station antennas that are two meters or less in diameter and are, or will be located, in the town’s Historic District.
Steilacoom’s Municipal Code clearly defines aesthetic objectives and operates to further those objectives without unnecessarily burdening federal interests. Therefore, Steilacoom’s Municipal Code meets both prongs of the Commission’s standard for reasonableness under Section 25.104(a).
As long as Steilacoom applies its restrictions to satellite antennas one meter or smaller in diameter in compliance with the historic preservation provisions of the OTARD rule, no waiver is necessary. IV.
www.fcc.gov /Bureaus/International/Orders/2000/da002170.doc   (1219 words)

  
 Saltars Point Elementary School - Steilacoom, Washington / WA - school information
In 2004-2005 Washington used the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) to test students in grades 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 in several subjects.
In 2004-2005 Washington used the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Tests (ITBS) to assess students in grades 3 and 6.
The ITBS are national norm-referenced tests, which means they measure how well students in Washington scored in comparison to their peers across the country.
www.greatschools.net /cgi-bin/wa/achievement/1864   (475 words)

  
 Steilacoom - Washington States's First Incorporated Town
Steilacoom is a quaint little town established in 1854 by Lafayette Balch, a sea captain from Maine, who built a store and trading center.
Steilacoom boasts on a sign as you approach town of having the first protestant church North of the Columbia River in 1853 and the first jail in 1858.
If you go by way of Steilacoom Boulevard from Interstate Five to town you may also visit nearby old Historical Fort Steilacoom Museum at Western State Hospital Grounds.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/washington_state/35626/2   (543 words)

  
 Steilacoom, WA, Washington Web Site - Information and Resources
We moved to the Steilacoom area when I was 12 from southern California and I must say that WA will always be home for me. I graduated UW in 2004 and now I am in a med school program in PA. I miss my home and WA and can't wait to go back.
Hi Steilacoom, We are moving there in the next couple of weeks we found a gorgeous house on Martin St. I have 3 Girls ages 15, 11, and soon to be 8.
Steilacoom Historical Education Foundation, or SHEF, is an organization dedicated to encouraging and enabling excellence in the school of the Steilacoom Historical School District.
steilacoom.net /guestbook   (5707 words)

  
 Steilacoom Washington Real Estate
Saltwater beaches lie north and south of town, and a state-of-the-art 250-passenger ferry the Christine Anderson, carries passengers and cars from the waterfront to Anderson and Ketron.
Steilacoom's quiet streets are line with historic homes, most of them labeled with their date of construction.
The "Town on the Sound," as it is known, has an old-fashioned ice cream parlor (The Bair Store), the Historical Museum, the Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and turn-of-the-century restaurant E.R. Rogers.
www.relocate-america.com /states/wa/cities/steilacoom.htm   (295 words)

  
 Olympia Washington (WA) Real Estate, Homes for Sale - Remax
Washington hosts a wide variety of opportunities for potiental home buyers, from employment to quality schools to recreation to relaxation to exploration to adventure.
Further east, the Columbia River Basin presents many chances to experience Washington, such as the Grand Coulee Dam, which is the largest concrete dam in North America and the third largest producer of electricity worldwide.
If you are looking for real estate in Lacey, Washington, Washington land for sale, Olympia, WA Real Estate, commercial properties, condominiums, land for sale, WA new homes or any Washington state property make Rich Grow your buyers representative by calling now.
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 Steilacoom Real Estate Agents, Steilacoom Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Steilacoom
Sharon had my home listed just four days and had tow buyers I closed on my home in less then thirty days from the day she first listed it everyone is just amazed at how fast it was sold.
HomeGain provides Steilacoom, Washington real estate information and resources to guide homeowners and homebuyers through the process of selling and buying a house, condo or other Steilacoom realty property.
HomeGain has services to help you find a top Steilacoom real estate broker or agent, get the value of your Steilacoom home and a comparative market analysis (CMA), view Steilacoom real estate and MLS listings, prepare your home for sale, and more.
www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/WA/steilacoom.html   (476 words)

  
 Town of Steilacoom : Home
We are excited about this new addition and hope that you will take advantage of our Internet services from the convenience of your home or work, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Steilacoom is an active, inclusive community located on the shores of Puget Sound.
This Website provides Steilacoom residents, business owners and visitors with a wide range of information about Town services, events, parks, staff, activities, and much more.
www.ci.steilacoom.wa.us   (145 words)

  
 Steilacoom, Washington (WA) Detailed Profile - travel and real estate info, jobs, hotels, hospitals, weather, schools, ...
Steilacoom, Washington (WA) Detailed Profile - travel and real estate info, jobs, hotels, hospitals, weather, schools, crime,...
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Steilacoom, Washington business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
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 Steilacoom Historical Museum Steilacoom, Washington (History Museums)
The museum features exhibits that focus on the Washington pioneer from 1860 to 1900.
This is just one of the many Historical Museums located throughout Washington.
A team of researchers is developing a site that will present U.S. history in the context of present day travel.
www.ohwy.com /wa/s/steilahm.htm   (122 words)

  
 Home Town Clipper
The Clipper has served DuPont, Washington for the past five years reporting community events, local development, and providing an advertising platform of DuPont Businesses.
As of February, 2006, we expanded to include the Town of Steilacoom and The Hometown Clipper Newspapaper is now delivered to over 5000 homes in DuPont and Steilacoom Monthly.
In addition, we are committed to dedicating roughly 50% of the paper to editorial content with separate sections for DuPont and Steilacoom.
www.hometownclipper.com   (271 words)

  
 Steilacoom, Washington area Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns on Bed & Breakfast Inns ONLINE
Steilacoom, Washington area Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns on Bed & Breakfast Inns ONLINE
A luxurious country estate, nestled among 5 acres of majestic evergreens, flower gardens and landscaped native plants.
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 Steilacoom Homes for Sale. Real Estate in Steilacoom, Washington
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 Carole R. Tinsley, Real Estate Agent/Owner - Chambers Bay Realty
Owner, Chambers Bay Realty * 1603 Lafayette Street * Steilacoom, WA 98388
Steilacoom, Washington's Leading Realtor since 1979 - Top Producing Realtor and Community Leader
Serving Steilacoom, Lakewood, Dupont, Anderson Island, Spanaway, Parkland, Puyallup,
www.steilacoomrealestate.com   (65 words)

  
 Steilacoom - Washington States's First Incorporated Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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I need to know what exactly you are looking for: history, about the hospital, other sites on hospital grounds, cemetery, fort on steilacoom grounds, etc. Just a few ideas.
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 Above The Sound Bed and Breakfast - Steilacoom Washington-Lodging-Accommodations
You will be only a short walk to the Steilacoom Ferry Dock (Anderson Island, Ketron Island, and McNeil Island) and a panoramic view which includes the waters of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains -- sunrise to sunset.
You are only a few minutes driving time from DuPont, Washington.
Draw in a deep breath of fresh salt air.
www.abovethesound.com   (259 words)

  
 Real Estate - Steilacoom - Washington
Enjoy the fireplace warmth and the peaceful view when you retire for the evening in the Master suite.
Large 4 bedroom home on over 2 subdividable acres in the heart of Steilacoom with a pond stocked with trout & ducks.
On over acre with a lovely landscaped front & backyard, fully fenced w/a wrap around front porch & 2 covered back decks plus a patio, & RV parking.
www.bobvila.com /RealEstate/Zip/98388.html   (526 words)

  
 Sea Shells, Souvenir from Steilacoom, Washington Print at Art.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sea Shells, Souvenir from Steilacoom, Washington Print at Art.com
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 Steilacoom Washington Hotels, Motels and Area Attractions
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1-10 of 20 Hotels Listed Within 15.0 Miles Of Center City Steilacoom
Attractions Within 20 Miles Of Center City Steilacoom.
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