I just found out my CROOKS ancestors settled in Lester Precinct in 1898, prior to moving to Tacoma in 1902. The Tacoma librarian said Lester is the city of Tacoma's watershed and the city bought the town outright at some point in time to protect their water. The people who lived there were allowed to remain and no one new could move in. According to the librarian, there's only one person left in the town today. Does anyone have information on this area, particularly at the turn of the century? Michele