Langley / Robert E. Waterman and Frances L. Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waterman, Robert E., Author.

Wood, Frances L., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Washington (State)--Langley--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

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

Langley (Wash.).

Langley (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

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

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

The town of Langley, tagged "Village by the Sea," is perched on a low bluff near the southern end of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. Town founder Jacob Anthes first purchased land here at age 15, helped plat the town in 1891, and built a wharf. As new families arrived, First Street filled with businesses and homes, and the town was incorporated in 1913. Fishing resorts sprang up, but when the passenger ferry service shifted from Langley to Clinton, the town languished. During the 1970s, an influx of young artists and hippies arrived with an appreciation of the area’s unspoiled natural setting. Today, Langley offers a quiet, off-the-main-highway lifestyle with seaside beauty and the cultural stimuli of theater, art, and music.

Contents:

Founding of the town (Pre-1900)

The town grows (1900-1910)

Fire and technology (1910-1920)

All-woman town administration (1920-1922)

Helen Coe and the Camffermans (1915-1960)

A commercial hub (1920-1930)

Adjusting to social change (1930-1950)

Struggle for survival (1950-1970)

Rejuvenation (1970-1990).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127).

OCLC:

885208271