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Puyallup is located in the lowlands of South Puget Sound, centered in a valley where the river carries snowmelt away from Mount Rainier and spills into Commencement Bay at Tacoma. You’re likely to pass through Puyallup if you’re heading to the glacier-bound volcano, and of all the many grand views of the peak the indigenous people called Tahoma, my favorites come from old photos showing it as the monumental backdrop for the acres and acres of daffodil fields that once spread across parts of the valley floor.
Hans Zeiger is president of the Jack Miller Center, a nationwide educational venture to advance civic literacy. He is the author of Puyallup in World War II and co-editor of South Hill, Washington: A Community History.
