Orting/
South Prairie

Orting is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The first recorded claims for land in Orting were made in 1854 by William Henry Whitesell, Thomas Headley, Daniel Lane, and Daniel Varner. Streets in the modern city are named after the four men, and a monument in Orting City Park commemorates them. Orting was officially incorporated as a city on April 22, 1889.

Early growth surrounded the area's production and logging industries. Later, Christmas tree and bulb farms also became part of the local economy. Orting was also a supply town for the coal mining towns Wilkeson and Carbonado. The first railroad in the city was built in 1877 by the Northern Pacific Railway, called "Whitesell's Crossing" because it ran right through the Whitesell property. Because railroads eased transportation, Orting's population quickly increased. Remaining parts from the railroad are part of the Meeker Southern Railroad, which runs between Puyallup and McMillin.

Orting is the fourth and final stop in the annual Daffodil Festival Parade. With the exception of 2020, a cancellation due to Covid-19, the parade has gone through downtown Orting since 1934. It draws over 10,000 people in early April to festivities in downtown Orting. The parade can be seen in late afternoon. It also goes through the cities of Tacoma, Puyallup, and Sumner. School bands play, and the Daffodil Queen appears.

source: wikipedia.org