Funeral Homes near Longmire

Facts about the city

Longmire, which is effectively encompassed by the Longmire Historic District, is a visitor services center in Washington State's Mount Rainier National Park, located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east of the Nisqually Entrance. The area is in the Nisqually River valley at an elevation of 2,761 feet (842 m) between The Ramparts Ridge and the Tatoosh Range. Longmire is surrounded by old-growth douglas fir, western red cedar and western hemlock.

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History

Cornell who were leasing a portion of the Longmire family property. The area is in the Nisqually River valley at an elevation of

In 1883 James Longmire built a trail from Succotash Valley in Ashford, Washington to the hot springs where he built cabins in the area which now bears his name. There followed some legal disputes between the Longmires and the National Park Service including the opening of a Western saloon by Robert Longmire (James' son) and its subsequent closure by Acting Superintendent Grenville F. Longmire, which includes the Longmire Buildings, is a visitor center in Mount Rainier National Park, located east of the Nisqually Entrance. The Rainier National Park Company intended to promote the area by advertising the medicinal qualities of the spring water however the Bureau of Chemistry of Chemistry's Hygienic Lab in Washington D.C.