- Pierce County, Washington (data.census.gov)
Pierce County, Washington has 1,668.0 square miles of land area and is the 23rd largest county in Washington by total area. Pierce County, Washington is bordered by Lewis County, Washington, Kittitas County, Washington, Thurston County, Washington, Kitsap County, Washington, King County, Washington, Yakima County, Washington, and Mason County, Washington.
- Fort Steilacoom, Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2018 (PDF) (historicfortsteilacoom.org)
August Valentine Kautz was born in Germany on January 5, 1828. Shortly thereafter the family, including close relatives, emigrated to America and settled on land previously purchased in Ohio. When he grew up, August Kautz had a long career in the United States Army. He graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1852, serving in many places, including Fort Steilacoom, and later as a General in the Civil War. He retired from active service on January 5, 1892, in Vancouver, Washington.