Pioneer
Pioneer is a hamlet in Pierce, Washington. Pioneer is situated nearby to the neighborhood Meadows West, as well as near Grandview Park.Places of Interest
Highlights include Western State Hospital and Pierce College.
Western State Hospital
Hospital
Western State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located at 9601 Steilacoom Boulevard SW in Lakewood, Washington. Administered by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services, it is a large facility with 806 beds, and Washington's second-oldest state-owned enterprise. Western State Hospital is situated 2 miles southeast of Pioneer.
Pierce College
College
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Pierce College is a public community college system in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It comprises two primary colleges, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood and Pierce College Puyallup in Puyallup, and two additional learning centers. Pierce College is situated 2 miles south of Pioneer.
Fort Steilacoom Park
Park
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Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, Washington is the largest park in the city. The 340-acre park includes Waughop Lake, an off-leash dog park, and several soccer fields and baseball fields. Fort Steilacoom Park is situated 2½ miles south of Pioneer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steilacoom and University Place.
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.
University Place
Town
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University Place is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its population was 34,866 at the 2020 census. University Place received its name in the 1800s when the University of Puget Sound, a private liberal-arts college in North Tacoma, purchased land along the primary north–south route of Grandview Drive. University Place is situated 2½ miles northeast of Pioneer.
Fox Island
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Fox Island is a 5.2 square mile island off the south end of the Kitsap Peninsula, in the Puget Sound of Washington state, across from the Tacoma "Narrows". It is semi-rural, with bridge access from Gig Harbor.
Pioneer
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.20315° or 47° 12′ 11″ northLongitude
-122.58152° or 122° 34′ 54″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
84VV6C39+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 150933521OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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