Puyallup Historical Marker - Washington Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

In February 1856 soldiers erected Fort Maloney here to protect the John Carson Ferry. In the summer of 1861 Mrs. E.L. Carson taught school in Fort Maloney

Military Road from Steilacoom to Bellingham crossed
Information from Marker:
Puyallup here. 1864 First telegraph wire strung over this road. This memorial erected by Washington State Historical Society. 1925

One night in October 1856 Abraham Salatat an Indian rode through the Puyallup Valley warning settlers that a war party on Indians was coming.

In 1858 under territorial charter John Carson built a toll bridge here it was carried away by floods during the winter of 1862-63.

Marker Name: Puyallp Historical Marker Marker Type: Roadside Town name: Puyallup Date marker was placed: 1925 Placer: Washington State Historical Society Related website: Not listed

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   12/12/2011 Cool Cow Cachers visited it 07/22/2009 Shanain visited it 09/20/2007 hamtarohamham visited it 06/25/2007 Spookdawg13 visited it 02/03/2007 superhoser visited it 02/03/2007 Prying Pandora visited it 07/26/2006 staaarrr visited it 04/17/2006 BeeDee visited it

View all visits/logs