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A number of noteworthy individuals have come from Tacoma, among them singer (United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)) Bing Crosby, authors Richard Brautigan and Frank Herbert, cartoonist Gary Larson, serial killer Ted Bundy, Ahmad Rashad, and Major League baseball player Ron Cey. |
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The town was originally settled by pioneer and postmaster Job Carr, a Civil War veteran and land speculator who hoped to profit from the selection of Commencement Bay as the terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad. (A replica of Job Carr's cabin, which also served as Tacoma's first post office, was erected in "Old Town" in 2000 near the original site.) |
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The capital of Washington is Olympia. |
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