Keyword(s): Hans Zeiger
Hops, the bitter plant used for beer flavoring, were in high demand in national and international markets in the last half of the nineteenth century, and conditions in river valleys of the Puget Sound...
Thor Tollefson was born in Perley, Minnesota, in 1901. He was 11 when his family moved to Tacoma, and he spent most of his adult life devoted to the public affairs of Tacoma and the state of Washingto...
On November 3, 1964, Pierce County Superior Court Judge Floyd Hicks (1915-1992), a Democrat from Tacoma, wins the 6th District seat in the U.S. Congress when he defeats 18-year incumbent Rep. Tho...