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Bella Thorne & Friends Concert Jam 2013 in Laredo, Texas
Bella Throne & Friends Concert Jam 2013 in San Antonio, Texas
The Arts are Wild - Literally - at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia
The Arts are Wild - Literally - at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia
Walk MS Spokane in Spokane, Washington
Bella Thorne & Friends Concert Jam 2013 in Pharr, Texas
Cookie Decorating at Hoyt Library in Kingston, Pennsylvania
Light Works! Presents Rev. Jeff and Meddy Jacques - Ministers, Mediums and Authors in Henrietta, New York
Cookie Decorating at Hoyt Library in Kingston, Pennsylvania
Plein Air Art Festival in Augusta, Missouri
Axel W. Holmberg in McGrath, Alaska
Children's & Maternity Consignment Sale in Sandy, Utah
Business Networking in Columbia, Maryland
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How did Spanaway, Washington get its name?
In 1890 the area was originally named "Lake Park" as a planned community by the Lake Park Land, Railway and Improvement
Company which bought all the nearby land east of the lake. The development company built a rail line that ended at what is
now 162nd and Park Avenue. Tourists would take the train, a run of about ten miles (ten miles being one "span", in rail slang)
from Tacoma, while traveling to Mount Rainier. By the founding of Mount Rainier National Park in 1899, the tourist reference
that the last train depot was a "span away" from Tacoma, stuck as the name of the area.
Alternate etymologies
include one from Hudson's Bay Company records that refer to a place known to the Nisqually tribe as "Spanuch"/"Spanueh"
in 1849, but it is unclear where that actually referred to. Another alternative etymology, published by the Tacoma News
Tribune in 1956 (July 15 edition) claimed that "yawanaps" was a "local Indian word" meaning "beautiful waters."
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A2Z Computing Services, Inc. Announces The Acceptance Of Press Releases From Spanaway And Vicinity
Oakland, Maine - December 1, 2011 -- Matthew Hunt, President of A2Z Computing Services, Inc. the parent
company of Hometown USA announced Thursday that they will begin accepting press releases from
businesses, organizations and individuals for posting on HometownUSA.com. In an effort to populate
their redesigned News and Events section with quality information of interest to local residents and
visitors alike, the company will immediately start posting valid press releases for viewing by their visitors.
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