American Prairie
American Prairie is a plain in Pierce, Washington. American Prairie is situated nearby to the hamlet North Fort Lewis, as well as near Hillside.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Madigan Army Medical Center and Thornewood.
Madigan Army Medical Center
Hospital
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The Madigan Army Medical Center, located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord just outside Lakewood, Washington, is a key component of the Madigan Healthcare System and one of the largest military hospitals on the West Coast of the United States. Madigan Army Medical Center is situated 2 miles east of American Prairie.
Thornewood
Guest house
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Thornewood is an English Gothic estate in what is now Lakewood, Washington. It consists of three buildings, including Thornewood Castle, which was built from the brick of a dismantled 15th-century house imported from England. Thornewood is situated 2½ miles northeast of American Prairie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Lewis and DuPont.
Fort Lewis
Town
Photo: Squelle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Lewis is a United States Army base located 9.1 miles south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. Fort Lewis was merged with McChord Air Force Base on February 1, 2010, to form Joint Base Lewis–McChord. Fort Lewis is situated 2 miles east of American Prairie.
DuPont
Town
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DuPont is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,151 at the 2020 census. Originally a company town, the city is named after the DuPont chemical company which operated an explosives manufacturing plant in the area from 1909 to 1975. DuPont is situated 2½ miles southwest of American Prairie.
Steilacoom
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Steilacoom, a small town of 6,400 people on the southern Puget Sound, is the oldest incorporated town in Washington state. It has 4 buildings and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the oldest Catholic church in the state and the first Protestant church north of the Columbia River.
American Prairie
- Type: Plain
- Also known as: “Big Prairie” and “Mission Prairie”
- Category: landform
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.11593° or 47° 6′ 57″ northLongitude
-122.59624° or 122° 35′ 47″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
84VV4C83+9GGeoNames ID
5785633
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Fort Lewis and Hillside.
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