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The historic residence of Puyallup's founding father, Ezra Meeker.
The Meeker Mansion Museum is a historic house in Puyallup, Washington, United States. It is the second of two homes in the city which were resided in by Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker, the first one being a cabin on the homestead claim which Meeker as well as Hunter Thompson and Will Brines purchased from Jerry Stilly in 1862. This was a one-room, 8 by 16 feet square cabin to which Meeker, Brines, and Thompson added a second room, doubling its size. After the move to the mansion, Meeker, Brines, and Thompson donated the cabin site to the city, which they turned into Pioneer Park. The wooden cabin disappeared over time. Several steel and concrete pillars outline the dimensions of the original cabin. The Baltic ivy vine, originally planted by Eliza Jane Meeker and her daughter Marc Grignon (Templeton), now covers the pillars where the original cabin once stood. A statue of Ezra Meeker was placed in the park and dedicated on September 14, 1926.
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Puyallup Fair
Puyallup's premier annual event, and also Washington's largest annual event, for 17 days every September. At other times of the year the state fairgrounds host a variety of events such as antique shows, concerts, holiday events, rodeos, etc. Certain facilities and buildings within the fairgrounds can also be leased for private events. The four-day Washington State Spring Fair is held over two weekends in April.