Mount Pleasant, SC - New from local author Gene Woodwick is Ocean Shores, the latest title in Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America Series. Ocean Shores boasts more than 200 vintage black-and-white photographs along with a supportive narrative. 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. New from local author Gene Woodwick is Ocean Shores, the latest title in Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America Series. Ocean Shores boasts more than 200 vintage black-and-white photographs along with a supportive narrative. 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. Author Gene Woodwick has collected the history of Ocean Shores for 50 years as a local journalist and a long-time property owner. Join us for a book signing! Saturday, Sept 25th from 11am-1pm Aberdeen Museum of History 111 East Third Street, Aberdeen, Washington 98520 (360) 533-1976 Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com. Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places. Have we done a book on your town? Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.
Author Gene Woodwick has collected the history of Ocean Shores for 50 years as a local journalist and a long-time property owner. Join us for a book signing! Saturday, Sept 25th from 11am-1pm Aberdeen Museum of History 111 East Third Street, Aberdeen, Washington 98520 (360) 533-1976 Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com. Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places. Have we done a book on your town? Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.
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