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Island County. A World Beater Hawes, F.B.

Island County. A World Beater

Hawes, F.B.

Other works by Hawes, F.B.

Publication: FB Hawes, nd ca 1911Government Printing Office, 1894, Everett

7" x 10" oblong in brown pictorial wrappers with title printed in gold and with Whidby and Camano Islands in green. 46 pp., foreword, illustrations, map. Discusses the Island County of Puget Sound to include Austin, Bayview, Bush Point, Clinton, Coupeville, Langley, Oak Harbor, Still's Park, Sunlight Beach, etc. on Whidby Island and also Camano and Mabana on Camano Island with history and information on each. Discusses the fertility of the soil. forms of transportation, climate, agriculture, farming, businesses, residents, price of land which at the time sells for $20 per acre. Numerous black and white photographs of each area to include photos of residences, scenery, the coastline and ships, churches, individuals engaged in various activities, bridges, vehicles, etc. Wrappers loose from text and with light wear to the extremities. Much information.

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