Town of Steilacoom Pierce County, Washington
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General information on Town of Steilacoom
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Town of Steilacoom
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| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Town of Steilacoom | Official |
| Steilacoom | Official |
| Chilacoom | Historical |
| Chelakoom | Historical |
Origin Notes and History of Town of Steilacoom
References to Town of Steilacoom that document the origin of its place name
STEILACOOM, one of the most historic towns in the state, in the west central part of Pierce County. On December 24, 1824, John Work, of the Hudson's Bay Company, wrote: "Embarked a little after 4 o'clock in the morning and encamped at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at Sinoughtons, our guides' village which is called Chilacoom." ("Journal" in the Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume III, page 225.) An attempt to change the name is found in this entry of June 9, 1846, in the "Journal of Occurrences at Nisqually House," the original of which is in the possession of Thomas Huggins of Tacoma: "Joined Capt. Duntz's and Capt. Baillie's party in a trip to Steilacoom bay ( now Fisgardita cove) in the launch, or 'Fisgardita'. We all rode home by the American plains track." In the report of the United States Coast Survey for 1858, George Davidson said: "The pronunciation of the name of Steilacoom, as given to us by Indians, is Tchil-ae-cum. On the Admiralty maps we find it Chelakoom." ( United States Public Documents, Serial Number 1005, page 451.) Rev. Myron Eells wrote: "It is a corruption of the name of the Indian chief, Tail-a-koom." (In the American Anthropologist for January, 1892.)
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