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.

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. Each building is privately owned by different parties and include the great hall or "castle", the former garage or carriage house, and the former lodge house. Thornewood is situated 2½ miles northeast of American Prairie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Lewis and DuPont.

Fort Lewis

Town

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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
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Latitude

47.11593° or 47° 6′ 57″ north

Longitude

-122.59624° or 122° 35′ 47″ west

Elevation

240 feet (73 metres)

Open location code

84VV4C83+9G

GeoNames ID

5785633

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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