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Continente: América

País: Estados Unidos

Localización: Tacoma

Año: 1918

Estado: Terminado

Descripción:Tacoma es una ciudad portuaria de tamaño medio perteneciente al condado de Pierce, estado de Washington (Estados Unidos). Se asienta en una península rodeada por el Océano Pacífico, a unos 51 kilómetros de Seattle y a 50 de la capital del estado, Olympia. En el año 2007 cuenta con una población de unos 207.000 habitantes.

La ciudad de Tacoma adoptó su nombre debido al cercano Monte Rainier, el cual fue originalmente llamado Monte Tacoma o monte Tahoma. Es conocida como la "Ciudad del Destino" porque el área se eligió como terminal del ferrocarril del norte del Pacífico a finales del siglo XIX.

Aquí se elaboran metales primarios, madera, productos derivados del papel, productos químicos y alimentos procesados. Al norte se encuentra el Aeropuerto Internacional de Seattle-Tacoma.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_(Washington)

Tacoma, Washington

Unlike the other ports on this list that were developed by cities, this port in effect spawned the city around it. In 1873, the Northern Pacific Railroad selected the area as its western terminus, noting the deep waters of Commencement Bay in South Puget Sound made it a perfect port. A few years later, the town of Tacoma incorporated. A decision in the early 20th century to invest $2.5 million to make the port a public entity has paid off; according to the Port of Tacoma, it accounts for some 43,000 local jobs and 113,000 jobs in Washington state.

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The Port of Tacoma is an independent seaport located in Tacoma, Washington. The port was created by a vote of Pierce County citizens on November 5, 1918. The Edmore was the first ship to call at the port in 1921.

History

The port started out on 240 acres (0.97 km2) of land, and now owns more than 2,400 acres (972 hectares) of land that are used for shipping terminal activity, warehousing, distributing, and manufacturing.

Prior to the establishment of the Port of Tacoma, much of Tacoma's shipping activity took place along Ruston Way and along the mouth of the Thea Foss Waterway, which opens into Commencement Bay and the larger Puget Sound. Tacoma's role as a shipping center dates to 1853, when the first cargo of lumber was shipped to San Francisco.[1] Tacoma's status as a major trading hub was greatly strengthened by the 1873 decision by the Northern Pacific Railroad to establish its western terminus at Commencement Bay. Tacoma was chosen over other nearby cities such as Seattle for several reasons: Commencement Bay could dock more than 50 ships at a time, the harbor was deep enough for vessels of any draft, and there were miles of tideland waterfront available for expanded port facilities.[1]

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