SUMNER REAL ESTATE
> Sumner: Lying in a fertile river valley, this predominantly agricultural city is east of Puyallup in Pierce County. Sumner was settled in 1853 by members of a wagon train which crossed over the Cascade Mountains through Naches Pass. In some places the mountains were so steep it was necessary to lower the wagons over the cliffs. Lying in a fertile river valley, Sumner became an agricultural community at the junction of the Puyallup River and Stuck Creek (now known as the White River). Major crops included daffodils, rhubarb, hops, berries, vegetables, and turf grass.In 1873 George Ryan came west from Wisconsin. He farmed 40 acres purchased from Laura Kincaid Seaman; raised fruit, vegetables and hops; owned a sawmill; built a big section of the business district; and helped establish a railroad depot.
Sumner is part of the Tacoma, WA metro area.