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Puyallup (/ p juː ˈ æ l ə p / ⓘ pew-AL-əp) is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.It is on the Puyallup River about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Tacoma and 35 miles (56 km) south of Seattle.
The name "Puyallup" is an anglicization of the Lushootseed word spuyaləpabš.The name means "people of the bend (at the bottom of the river)," [2] literally s√puy=áləp=abš, from the root √puy̓, 'curve'; the suffix =alap, 'leg or hip'; and the suffix =abš, 'people', [1] and refers to the way that the Puyallup people live on the winding river. [3]
Spans Puyallup River on State Route 162: McMillin: Also known as the Puyallup River Bridge, the bridge was thought to be the longest concrete truss in the country. Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington MPS 43: McMillin School: McMillin School
The Puyallup Indian Reservation is the reservation of the Puyallup Tribe, located in parts of Pierce and King counties of Washington state. The reservation, located at 47°14′38″N 122°22′15″W / 47.24389°N 122.37083°W / 47.24389; -122.37083 , is mostly located in Pierce County, although a small part is located in the city ...
The Meeker Mansion Museum is a historic house in Puyallup, Washington, United States.It is the second of two homes in the city which were resided in by Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker, the first one being a cabin on the homestead claim which Meeker as well as Hunter Thompson and Will Brines purchased from Jerry Stilly in 1862.
The Emerald Queen, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians’ riverboat casino that operated from 1997 to 2004, is pictured while moored in Blair Waterway in a Nov. 9, 2006, file photo.
The last train left the Puyallup station on September 12, and on September 30, 1942, the site was handed over to the Fort Lewis Ninth Service Command. The Puyallup Fairgrounds were then occupied by the U.S. Army 943rd Signal Service Battalion until they were transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington in December. The Puyallup Fairgrounds remained ...
The Puyallup Police Department posted on Twitter that the lahar siren was a false alarm and that they were investigating what happened.