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Morton McCarver laid out Tacoma City in 1869, when forests covered the area. The forests were soon logged by the Hanson, Akerson mill located down the hill from this site. By 1874, enough people lived there to create a government with Job Carr as the first mayor. His domain was small, only the blocks between White, Starr and North 28th Streets, but it was the start of the City of Tacoma.
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