Mount Tacoma

"Mount Tacoma" -- Return Home After a Month's Absence -- Letter to

Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman

"Mount Tacoma" -- Return Home After a Month's Absence -- Letter to

Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman

We had not as yet been able to see Mount Tacoma in its glory, as it was constantly shrouded by clouds.

Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman

Mr. Adams said: "Tacoma -- yes Mount Tacoma is there and is very beautiful!"

Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman

He said he was informed by the person to whom he applied that there was no Mount Tacoma.

Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman

We all left our places at the tables and went out on the porch, and there was Mount Tacoma in all its glory.

Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman

The gentleman closed his speech by saying, whether it was Mount Tacoma or Mount Rainier, our party was unanimously in favor of the admission of Washington Territory into the Union.

Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman

On stating that he had so understood from citizens of Washington Territory, he was informed that there was not then and never had been a Mount Tacoma.

Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman

The people of Washington Territory say that their mountain is the great "King-pin of the Universe," which shows that even in its own country Mount Tacoma is not without honor.

Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Charles Madison Curry 1906

Flowing down from the southwest slope of Mount Tacoma is a cold, clear river, fed by the melting snows of the mountain.

Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Charles Madison Curry 1906