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    Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission
    Pierce County awarded a $4,600 grant to the Fort Nisqually Foundation for a preservation project related to conservation and collection care. (COURTESY PHOTO)
    14 Pierce County groups will share $100K for...
    November 24, 2015 4:58 pm

    Fourteen historic preservation organizations in Pierce County will share just over $100,000 in grant funding to help pay for a…

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    Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. (PHOTO COURTESY METRO PARKS TACOMA)
    14 Pierce County groups could share $100K for...
    October 27, 2015 11:09 am

    Fourteen historic preservation organizations in Pierce County are poised to share just over $100,000 in grant funding to help pay…

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    The Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in Tacoma was awarded a grant from Pierce County in 2012 to complete elevator safety and access improvements at the historic Pantages Theater downtown. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Grants available for Pierce County historic preservation projects
    April 6, 2015 3:17 pm

    The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission is accepting applications for the 2016 Preservation Grant Program, which assists in…

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    The concrete McMillin Bridge has a long history in Pierce County. Built in 1934, it is an important section of State Route 162 that connects Orting to Sumner. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Homer M. Hadley, whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Pierce County Council committee to consider historic McMillin...
    By Todd Matthews • May 2, 2013 1:06 pm

    A Pierce County Council committee is scheduled to meet next week to discuss a proposed ordinance to place the 79-year-old…

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    Pierce County’s historic McMillin Bridge. (PHOTO COURTESY HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
    Pierce County Commission OKs landmark nomination for historic...
    By Todd Matthews • February 21, 2013 10:20 am

    The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission voted Tuesday to nominate the 79-year-old McMillin Bridge to the county’s register…

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    Funds from Pierce County's historic preservation grant program in 2009 paid for Katie Chase and Susan Johnson, architectural historians at Artifacts Consulting in Tacoma, to complete a survey of historic properties and sites in Pierce County. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Grants available for Pierce County historic preservation projects
    February 14, 2013 10:15 am

    The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission is accepting applications for this year’s historic preservation grant program.

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    Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    11 Tacoma, Pierce County groups awarded $54K for...
    By Todd Matthews • October 30, 2012 3:56 pm

    Eleven local organizations with stakes in historic preservation received a financial boost Tuesday when Pierce County Council approved nearly $54,000…

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    Tacoma's Broadway Center for the Performing Arts could receive $5,000 from Pierce County's preservation grant program to pay for safety and access improvements to the Pantages Theater's elevator. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    11 Tacoma, Pierce County groups could receive $54K...
    By Todd Matthews • October 15, 2012 12:03 pm

    Eleven local organizations with stakes in historic preservation are slated to receive nearly $54,000 in grant funding to help pay…

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