City of Sumner, Pierce County, Washington

City of Sumner Pierce County, Washington

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General information on City of Sumner

Feature Type: Incorporated

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Sumner

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name	Description
City of Sumner	Official
Sumner	Official

Origin Notes and History of City of Sumner

References to City of Sumner that document the origin of its place name

SUMNER, a town in the north central part of Pierce County. The town was originally platted by John Francis Kincaid on the old donation land claim of his father, William Kincaid, and named in honor of the American statesman Charles Sumner. John Francis Kincaid, eldest son of William and Nancy J. Wollery Kincaid, was born in Marion County, Missouri, on December 6, 1838. His mother died in 1850 and the father, three brothers, three sisters and he joined a party which crossed the plains in 1853 and came on to Puget Sound over the Naches Pass. (History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington, Volume II, page 407.) A tradition arose that the name was an honor for Thomas Sumner, father of Mrs. Ezra Meeker, another pioneer of those early days. An inquiry as to the truth ,of this tradition was sent to Mrs. Eben S. Osborne, granddaughter of Thomas Sumner and she replied on September 22, 1918, that Charles Sumner was the one honored by the town's name. J. A. Costello says that the Indian name for the place is Sta-hu. (The Siwash, Seattle, 1895.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

Meany, Edmond S., Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923 University of Washington, pp 296 | Origin of Washington Geographic Names

Pierce County

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Last updated: 2024-06-01