City of Wilkeson

 
Date Visited:   Sunday, July 14, 2002
City Visited #:   230
County:   Pierce
Visited With:   Michelle & Tacoma Jenn
City Name History:   The former coal-mining center was named for Samuel Wilkeson, secretary of the board of the Northern Pacific Railroad that laid track to the town in 1876 and began coal-mining operations in 1879.
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