Military Road

Military Road (HMINL)

Location: Lakewood, WA 98498 Pierce County
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Country: United States of America
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N 47° 10.629', W 122° 33.869'

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Side A
1852
Congress appropriated $20,000 for a military road from Fort Steilacoom to Fort Walla Walla. The road was made passable 1885.

Side B
Supplementing the appropriation made by congress citizens helped build the military road through the Nachess pass to Walla Walla 1853

Side C
1857
Congress appropriated $88,000 for a military road from Steilacoom to Bellingham
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HM NumberHMINL
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Year Placed1925
Placed ByWashington State Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 5:51am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 533000 N 5224942
Decimal Degrees47.17715000, -122.56448333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 10.629', W 122° 33.869'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 10' 37.74" N, 122° 33' 52.14" W
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Area Code(s)253
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9380-9628 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood WA 98498, US
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