Discover Langley, Washington in New Book

Nov. 19, 2012 - PRLog -- New to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Langley by local authors Robert E. Waterman and Frances L. Wood. This pictorial history boasts more than 200 vintage images and provides readers with a unique opportunity to reconnect with the history that shaped their community.

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.

Highlights of Langley include:
•   Founding of the Town (Pre-1900)
•   The Town Grows
•   All-Woman Town Administration
•   Struggle for Survival
•   Rejuvenation

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.

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