| Author: | Gene Woodwick | ISBN: | 9781439640135 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | June 14, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gene Woodwick |
| ISBN: | 9781439640135 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | June 14, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
