Historedia
Person

William Fraser Tolmie

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1833

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Fraser Tolmie, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Fort Nisqually earthquake recorded by William Fraser Tolmie

    1833

    Role: Surgeon, fur trader, and journal author

    1. June 1833 · Fort NisquallyEarthquake at Fort Nisqually

      Tolmie recorded an earthquake at Fort Nisqually in June 1833, providing the first written eyewitness account of seismic activity in the Puget Sound region.

Sources

  1. William Fraser Tolmie Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28