The Key Peninsula (Images of America) - Softcover

Slater, Colleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738548936 ISBN 13: 9780738548937

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2007

Synopsis

The Key Peninsula is a scenic finger of land that stretches south between Case and Carr Inlets in Washington State. Few people lived there before 1850, although Native Americans fished and hunted from temporary villages. Several communities, each with a unique history, took root near the various bays and inlets of the peninsula, and by the 1890s, many areas bustled with schools, post offices, mills, churches, and stores. Logging, orchards, and chicken farms supported these early pioneers. Cut off from the mainland, the waters of Puget Sound provided transportation. The famous Mosquito Fleet carried products such as fruit, seafood, chickens, eggs, and butter to Olympia, Tacoma, and Seattle until the advent of the ferries and, later, the bridges. Many of today's oldtimers are just two or three generations distant from the original hardy settlers, but the area's residents are proud of the heritage of this unique place they call home.

About this title

About the Author

Author Colleen A. Slater is a local writer and historian who grew up in Vaughn. In this volume, she has gathered photographs and stories from the Key Peninsula Historical Society museum and from private collections to illustrate the history of the individual communities as well as that of the larger Key Peninsula community.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738548936
• ISBN 13: 9780738548937
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128