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Steilacoom, Washington information, local business directory, event calendar, schools, government, museums, local resources, photo gallery, ferry schedules, resource maps, classified advertising.
Steilacoom, Washington information, local business directory, event calendar, schools, government, museums, local resources, photo gallery, ferry schedules, resource maps, classified advertising.
Steilacoom, Washington information, local business directory, event calendar, schools, government, museums, local resources, photo gallery, ferry schedules, resource maps, classified advertising.
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Washington's Oldest Incorporated Town - 1854

Founded by Lafayette Balch, a Maine sea captain, Steilacoom began as a bustling frontier seaport on Puget Sound. It was the seat of Pierce County and a leading candidate for the site of the territorial capitol. This past has been preserved in the village of today.

Established as a National Historic District in 1974, Steilacoom has 32 buildings and sites listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.



Steilacoom Features
  • Nathaniel Orr Home & Pioneer Orchard
    Built in 1854-1857, contains original furnishings and artifacts. OPEN Friday to Sunday, 1 - 4 p.m.


  • Bair Drug & Hardware Store - 1895
    Includes early-day post office, hardware, patent medicines, 1906 soda fountain. Lunches, ice cream, breakfast on weekends. Open year round: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. daily. 253 588-9668.


  • Museum - Town Hall
    Focuses upon pioneer period 1860 - 1900. Original volumes of Washington Territory's first Library Association. Open Wednesday - Sunday, 1 - 4 p.m., March - October. Open Friday - Sunday, 1 - 4 p.m., November, December, February. Closed in January. Closed on legal holidays.


  • Self-guided Walking or Driving Tour of the Historic District.


Annual Events
  • Salmon Bake on the shores of Puget Sound.
    Last Sunday in July, Noon - 4 p.m.


  • Colonel Don's World Famous Secret Salmon Sauce  -  Click Here

  • Apple Squeeze
    Festival of the apple with 20 presses for cider squeezing; apple products for sale.
    1st Sunday in October, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

  • Christmas At the Orr Home
    253 584-4133 for more information

Steilacoom Historical Museum Association
P.O. Box 88016
Steilacoom, WA 98388-0016
Telephone: 253 584-4133




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