Epicenter for the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake
Epicenter for the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake is a historic site in Pierce, Washington.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anderson Island.
Anderson Island
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anderson Island is the southernmost island in the Puget Sound, between the Key Peninsula and Steilacoom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include DuPont and Steilacoom.
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 5 miles southeast of Epicenter for the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake.
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.
Epicenter for the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.15261° or 47° 9′ 9″ northLongitude
-122.71965° or 122° 43′ 11″ westOpen location code
84VV573J+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 2651084655OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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