Chambers Creek was named for Thomas M. Chambers, who settled near Olympia, Washington, in 1846 and later built a sawmill on the creek.[1]
The creek was also known as Steilacoom Creek, for the Coast Salish tribe whose territory on its north side.[2]
Historyedit
Abitibi Consolidated Inc. owned a paper mill along the south side of the lower reaches of the creek until 2010.[3] The creek is dammed just upstream from the mill to provide water for the now-defunct mill, which began to be demolished in 2011 after the land was purchased by Tim Ralston.[4]
Much of the lower reaches of Chambers Creek is part of the Chambers Creek Properties, a series of recreational sites owned and operated by Pierce County.
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