Mt Tacoma/Mt Tahoma/Mt Rainier Naming Controversy

Reader feedback: The postcard you recently sent with the picture of Mt. Rainier stated it was formerly known as Mt. Tacoma. That is not correct, it was known as Mt. Tahoma with an "h" which comes from a Puyallup Indian word meaning "mother of waters". -- Question From H. S.

Our response: The Mt Rainier postcard is a reproduction of an original 1940's postcard--complete with the name of the mountain as Mt. Tacoma. In researching the name, we found it has been known as several different names, including Tacoma, Tahoma and Ta-co-bet — depending on who you ask. Here is but one of the many references to the Mt Tacoma/Mt Tahoma name controversy