Editing Pacific, Washington (section)

==History==
Pacific was [[plat]]ted on April 10, 1906, by real estate promoter [[Clarence Dayton Hillman]] as "C.D. Hillman's Pacific City Addition to the City of Seattle". The development would take advantage of the nearby [[Puget Sound Electric Railway]], which provided connections to [[Seattle]] and [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]. It was officially incorporated as a town on August 10, 1909.<ref>{{cite web |last=Holden Givens |first=Linda |date=December 29, 2015 |title=Pacific's incorporation as a town of the fourth class is approved on August 2, 1909. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/11169 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |accessdate=April 3, 2022}}</ref>

In 1995, it annexed a portion of unincorporated Pierce County.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kremer |first=Lisa |date=June 25, 1995 |title=Pacific, Auburn prepare to jump the county line |page=B1 |work=[[The News Tribune]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98739103/pacific-auburn-prepare-to-jump-the/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=April 3, 2022}}</ref>

Record-breaking rains in November 2006 pushed the White River over its river banks along Pacific City Park, creating a temporary {{convert|25|acre|m2|adj=on}} lake.

===2009 flooding===

On January 8, 2009, the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] released water from the [[Mud Mountain Dam]] into the White River. The action was done to relieve pressure in the reservoir, which had reached its capacity due to heavy rain that was causing flooding around the [[Puget Sound]] region.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cornwall |first1=Warren |title=Flood maps missed mark; Pacific homeowners got soaked |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008670738_floodplain26m.html |publisher=[[Seattle Times]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903130501/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2008670738_floodplain26m.html |archive-date=September 3, 2012 | date=January 26, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A large amount of water was released very quickly, causing rapid and massive flooding in Pacific. Those affected had virtually no notice of the impending disaster. One of those affected by the flooding was noted local and international musician [[Jerry Miller]], a founding member of [[Moby Grape]], who had recently moved to Pacific from [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]. Miller lost virtually all of his possessions, including over forty years of memorabilia from his music career.<ref>John Larson, [http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/2805/ Friends and fans lend a hand to Jerry Miller] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807004431/http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/2805/ |date=August 7, 2009 }}; The [[Tacoma Weekly]], February 5, 2009; www.tacomaweekly.com.</ref>  Assistance to those affected by the flooding was provided by the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA).