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Commission pauses 15-foot Prosper Road monument plan, favors trail markers and historic wayfinding signs

Tumwater Historic Preservation Commission · January 16, 2026
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Summary

After presentations by stone carvers and staff, the commission agreed not to install a proposed 15-foot 47th Parallel monument in the Prosper Road roundabout and instead to pursue smaller, trail-based markers and a historic wayfinding sign program while addressing safety, utilities and permitting concerns.

Commissioners and stone-carving volunteers discussed a proposed 15-foot carved stone monument for the Prosper Road roundabout to mark the 47th Parallel. The stone-carvers outlined a possible inverted-trapezoid design roughly 15 feet tall with a multi-piece base and cap; they recommended sourcing a large block from a…

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