Sumner / Paul J. Rogerson and Carmen M. Palmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogerson, Paul J., Author.

Palmer, Carmen M., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sumner (Wash.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Sumner (Wash.).

Sumner (Wash.)--History--Pictorial works.

Sumner (Wash.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2013]

Summary:

Come on in to Sumner, Washington, the "Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World." Settled in 1853 after a wagon train daringly crossed the Cascade Mountains through Naches Pass, Sumner quickly grew to become an established town. Find out how Sumner's name was literally drawn out of a hat. Learn about George Ryan's unique method for getting the railroad to stop here. Take a tour down Main Street, and watch how it changed--or didn't--through the decades. See Ryan House when it actually was a farmhouse and the Old Cannery when it was canning fruit. Join in celebrations over the years, from the Daffodil Parade to football championships. Meet schoolchildren, including Clara McCarty Wilt, who became the first graduate of the University of Washington. Follow the work at local industries, from the lumberyards to the fields, where daffodils, berries, and of course, rhubarb were grown.

OCLC:

900733929