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Tacoma

 

A city and port on the coast of Puget Sound in the west central part of the state of Washington. Tacoma is the seat of Pierce County.

 

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Harbor tug Tacoma, often misspelled Takoma, was renamed Sebago (q.v.) in December 1899 to free the name Tacoma for a protected cruiser scheduled to be constructed.