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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | The City of Tacoma in western Washington state was well known by the turn of the century as a rough and tumble port city where the railroads met and all manner of blue collar workers lived and thrived. In 1907 a group of California financiers purchased a small piece of land west of Tacoma with the intention of creating an upscale subdivision of that large city. They named their subdivision Regents Park and incorporated gracefully curving streets, curbs, sidewalks and a sewer system into its design. Hundreds of the original Fir trees that grow naturally in that area were left in place in parks, school yards and residences giving the area a lush, forested appearance. In 1925 the 306 residents of Regents Park voted to incorporate their small town and renamed it the Town of Fircrest. Incorporation energized the community and gave it the financial stability and control that were needed to develop and repair the infrastructures and services. Over the years the town annexed other parcels of land which added to its land mass while also bringing new and important sources of tax revenue. By 1990, the town had grown in both population and dimensions and was given the name the City of Fircrest. |
