Job Carr | |
|---|---|
 Founder of Tacoma | |
| Postmaster and Mayor | |
| Constituency | Tacoma,Washington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2,1813 Gloucester County,New Jersey [1] |
| Died | August 10,1887 Tacoma,Washington |
| Resting place | Tacoma Cemetery |
Job Carr (July 2,1813 - August 10,1887) was the founder of Tacoma,Washington,United States.
A Union veteran of the United States Civil War, [2] Carr came west in 1864 to settle on a 168-acre claim in what is now Tacoma. [3] He was the first permanent European American settler in the area and built a cabin on his claim,which doubled as the United States Post Office when he was appointed postmaster. He was an early promoter of Tacoma as a potential terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad,and encouraged settlement in the new town.
A replica of Carr's original cabin stands near the original location as a museum of he and early Tacoma. [4]
