One day later, on August 9, 1974, Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States. The following month, President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixonâa move that hung like a shadow over Ford's longstanding reputation for integrity.
The primary coordinate point for Graham is located at latitude 47.0343 and longitude -122.2769 in Pierce County. The formal boundaries for the Graham Census Designated Place (see map below) encompass a land area of 34.99 sq. miles and a water area of 0.18 sq. miles. Pierce County is in the Pacific time zone (GMT -8). The elevation is 607 feet.
The population of Graham grew slowly until 1917, when oil was discovered nearby; the population tripled from 878 in 1900 to 2,544 in 1920. By 1966, Graham had seventeen churches, seven schools, a hospital, a radio station, two libraries, three parks, and two newspapers.