Dredging the Puyallup
Government engineers signal the go-ahead to turn the Puyallup River into a navigable industrial artery.
Major Kutz, head of the government engineering department for this district, was evidently well pleased with the possibilities presented by the Puyallup river as a navigable stream on his recent investigation here, for it is announced he will report to Washington in favor of going ahead with the dredging work. This work, when started, will open up nearly a mile more of waterfront for manufacturers.
“This work, when started, will open up nearly a mile more of waterfront for manufacturers.”
The persistent efforts to modify the Puyallup River for industrial use defined much of Tacoma's early 20th-century waterfront development. Today, those same areas are undergoing major environmental restoration efforts, highlighting the shift from exploitation to stewardship.
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