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Job Carr was a restless man who was born in New Jersey in 1813. His strong abolitionist views led him to a 3-year stint in the Union Army, during which he was seriously wounded. He moved first to Indiana, then to Iowa, and when he heard that the government had authorized the building of a railroad to the Pacific Northwest, he sold up his land and became the Tacoma area's first European settler in 1864. While he built his cabin, he lived under a cedar bark shelter with his cat, Tom.

What visitors see today is a reproduction of the original cabin, decorated as it would have been in the mid-19th century and furnished with antiques. Knowledgeable docents have much to tell about Job Carr and why settlers moved to the Pacific Northwest. For children, there are costumes to dress in and old-time toys to play with and the site is very popular with school groups. There is no charge for admission to the Job Carr House Museum.

2350 North 30th Street, Tacoma, WA 98403, Phone: 253-627-5405

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