Ocean Shores

Ocean Shores was the newest city in Washington for nearly 40 years, but for centuries before it had been a place of permanent occupation and food gathering for Native American tribes and a place for sea otter hunters, pioneers, and settlers to reach the interior of the Olympic Peninsula. Before Ocean Shores, there was the dream of a town called Cedarville followed by the reality of Lone Tree with its post office and 200 residents. Point Brown Peninsula was a village of survival for Polynesian Kanakas, Finns living on the edge of society, migrant workers called Bluebills, and a Hooverville for Depression-era families. After World War II, when developers first conceived of creating a "Venice of the West," many said their dream would never last. However, in 1970, Ocean Shores became a city and today has entered its 50th year of development.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 06/14/2010
ISBN: 9780738580456
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.30d

Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 10/01/2011 pg. 49