True Tales of Puget Sound

by Dorothy Wilhelm, Dave Ross Broadcaster and Commentator (Foreword by)

Overview

From the shores of Gig Harbor to the slopes of Mount Rainier, the towns surrounding Puget Sound all have incredible stories to share. How did Old Fort Nisqually, now perched on a lofty bluff above Tacoma, move twenty-two miles from its original 1843 site in DuPont? Did Eatonville's copper-infused paint inspire the phrase "painting the town red"? Read about the famed Pie Goddess of Enumclaw and about a cookbook compiled by Emma Smith DeVoe of Parkland that included helpful tips from suffragettes. Join author Dorothy Wilhelm, of the television show My Home Town, as she explores these beloved town tales and uncovers the rest of the story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467139694
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/14/2019
Series:	American Legends
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	1,015,276
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Three decades ago, Dorothy Wilhelm was a widow with six children and a bleak outlook. Today, she still has six children, but everything else has changed. She is a columnist, humorist, speaker and broadcaster. She has spoken to audiences from Bangkok to Nashville. She spent ten years as creative living expert at KIRO radio and TV in Seattle and hosted My Home Town on TV for another decade. Dorothy now does an Internet radio show on the SOB (Spunky Old Broads) Radio network; the hosts are women over fifty. Contact Dorothy or listen to the radio show at www.itsnevertoolate.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dave Ross 9

Acknowledgements 11

Introduction 13

Part I There Goes the Neighborhood

1 Fort Nisqually: Why Did It Go? 17

2 Tumwater: The Oregon Trail Ends Right Here-And Here -And Over There 35

3 Olympia; John Wayne Didn't Settle the Territory, Neither Did Julia Child 51

4 Bonney Lake: The Longmire Journey? That Was No Party. 58

5 Spanaway: Mrs. Mahon's Tablecloth 66

6 Old Fort Steilacoom: The Little Church that Could (And Still Can!) 77

Part II The Territory Grows

7 Orting: Reclaiming tire Dark Tower 91

8 Parkland: Give Us a Vote and We Will Cook 98

9 University Place and Firerest: A Short Tale of Two Cities 106

10 Milton: The Mule that Ran for Office-And Won 113

11 Eatonville: Painting the down Red 121

12 Buckley: The Great Wine and Swine Wreck 133

Part III Heart and Soul

13 Steilacoom: The Ghost in the Mansion 141

14 Tacoma: Arm in Arm in Arm-Octopus Wrestling under the Bridge 149

15 Gig Harbor: The House that Nellie Built 158

16 Lakewood: Barbie and Ken and Kalvin 163

17 Enumclaw: The Pic Goddess Had a Secret 170

18 Puyallup: Set the Prairie Afire 174

19 Fox Island: The Legend of the Clay Babies 182

20 Fife: Return from Minidoka 188

21 Final Word: The Heart Lady of Fox Island 198

Bibliography 201

About the Author 205