Lopez Island - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Susan Lehne Ferguson, Lopez Island Historical Society and MusePublish date:2010-04-14Pages:130
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531653118ISBN-10:1531653111UPC:9781531653118Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.91Product ID:SCZGW75E1Q
The story of Lopez Island is a story of community. Skilled, brave, generous people like Sampson Chadwick, Mother Brown, Captain Barlow, and Amelia Davis carved a spirited, nurturing community out of seaside wilderness. Homesteaders cleared forests, built farms, grew food, and raised large families, surviving then thriving together. The hamlets of Port Stanley, Richardson, and Lopez emerged, creating hubs with stores, post offices, and schools as well as thriving fishing, canning, and shipping industries. The community fostered education, music, writing, dances, chivarees, baseball, quilting, a birthday club, and grand Fourth of July celebrations. Living self-reliant lives while helping friends, neighbors, and newcomers, Lopezians created a unique community character that abides today.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531653118ISBN-10:1531653111UPC:9781531653118Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.91Product ID:SCZGW75E1Q
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
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