Description: Chehalis, Washington, Images of America, Paperback After Schuyler and Eliza Saunders staked out property in 1851, early pioneers referred to the soggy Chehalis River bottomland as "Saunders Bottom." The community of Claquato on a nearby hillside became a busy way station for travelers but only until enterprising businessmen like William West repeatedly flagged down passing trains, prompting railroad officials to establish a depot at Chehalis. Following an economic boom in the 1880s, fires in 1892 destroyed much of the business district. Chehalis thrived in the 1920s, suffered during the Depression, and built parts for B-17 bombers in a Boeing Company plant during World War II. An early-1950s Adventure in Cooperation forged even stronger community bonds, leading to the formation of the Chehalis Industrial Commission. Today, Chehalis has thriving retail and industrial areas and a renovated downtown promoted by members of the Chehalis Community Renaissance Team.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738576039
Book Title: Chehalis
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Topic: Railroads / History, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Railroads / Pictorial, United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Transportation, Photography, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Author: Julie McDonald Zander
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
