A Union veteran of the United States Civil War,[1] Carr came west in 1864 to settle on a 168-acre claim in what is now Tacoma.[2]
Carr was the first permanent European American settler in the area. He built a cabin on his claim, which doubled as the United States Post Office when Carr was appointed Postmaster. He was an early promoter of Tacoma as a potential terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad, and encouraged settlement in the new town.
A replica of his original cabin stands near the original location, and serves as a museum of both Carr and of early Tacoma.[3]
References
^"Job Car - Soldier Details". National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
^"Job Carr arrives at future site of Tacoma on Commencement Bay on December 25, 1864. - HistoryLink.org". www.historylink.org. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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carr, july, 1813, august, 1887, founder, tacoma, washington, united, states, founder, tacomapostmaster, mayorconstituencytacoma, washingtonpersonal, detailsbornjuly, 1813diedaugust, 1887tacoma, washingtonresting, placetacoma, cemeterya, union, veteran, united,. Job Carr July 2 1813 August 10 1887 was the founder of Tacoma Washington United States Job CarrFounder of TacomaPostmaster and MayorConstituencyTacoma WashingtonPersonal detailsBornJuly 2 1813DiedAugust 10 1887Tacoma WashingtonResting placeTacoma CemeteryA Union veteran of the United States Civil War 1 Carr came west in 1864 to settle on a 168 acre claim in what is now Tacoma 2 Carr was the first permanent European American settler in the area He built a cabin on his claim which doubled as the United States Post Office when Carr was appointed Postmaster He was an early promoter of Tacoma as a potential terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad and encouraged settlement in the new town A replica of his original cabin stands near the original location and serves as a museum of both Carr and of early Tacoma 3 References Edit Job Car Soldier Details National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database Retrieved 2021 06 09 Job Carr arrives at future site of Tacoma on Commencement Bay on December 25 1864 HistoryLink org www historylink org Retrieved 2021 06 09 Job Carr Cabin Museum www jobcarrmuseum org Retrieved 2021 06 09 External links EditJob Carr arrives at future site of Tacoma Job Carr Cabin MuseumThis article needs additional or more specific categories Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles June 2021 This Washington state biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Job Carr amp oldid 1031300927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
