Title Info: Pierce County, Register of Persons Eligible for Military Service, 1889-1892

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Record Creator:	Pierce County Government, Auditor
Description:	These records include names of persons in Pierce County from 1889-1892 who were eligible for military service. Information also includes precinct location. The list for 1892 stops in the middle of the letter "M" with a note that it is continued in "Military Record #2," which is not housed at the Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch.
Related Records:	For more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch at (425) 564-3940 or email [email protected].
Access Restriction Notes:	These records are open for research.
Sources of Transfer	Puget Sound Regional Archives
Agency History:	Named after President Franklin Pierce, the Oregon Territorial Legislature organized Pierce County from a portion of Thurston County in 1852. Pierce County is located in the west central portion of the state, just south of King County. The county seat was initially chosen to be at Steilacoom. Steilacoom was chosen not only for being the location of the first U.S. Military Base on the Puget Sound, but was also the only town in Washington with a jail. Tacoma became the county seat in 1880, and this county seat holder is now the largest city in Pierce County and the third largest city in Washington. Pierce County is home to Mount Rainier, the highest mountain in the State of Washington.
Preferred Citation:	Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Pierce County, Register of Persons Eligible for Military Service, 1889-1892, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count:	15,071