Key Peninsula - Hardcover

Slater, Colleen A

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1531630359 ISBN 13: 9781531630355

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531630359
• ISBN 13: 9781531630355
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130