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| Record Creator: | Pierce County Government, Auditor |
| Description: | These records include indexes of resolutions passed by various governing bodies in Pierce County and recorded by the Pierce County Auditor from 1985 to the present. The Pierce County Auditor's office transfers recently recorded documents periodically.
Resolutions are official or formal statements of determination, decision, or opinion passed by a council, commission, or board on matters before that body. The resolutions in this collection are indexed by date and by resolution number. |
| 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 psbrancharchives@sos.wa.gov. |
| Document Types: | Resolution |
| Access Restriction Notes: | These records are open for research. |
| Sources of Transfer | Pierce County Auditor Recording Department |
| 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: | [Identification of item], Pierce County Auditor, Recorded Resolutions, Present, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]. |
| Record Count: | 421 |
