Costco to Host Book Signing for Beaverton Author

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - Oct. 14, 2013 - PRLog -- From the first land claim in 1847 to the growing technology industry of the 21st century, the city of Beaverton has had an impressive history. The earliest inhabitants were the Atfalati, a Native American tribe who dubbed the area Chakeipi, or the “Place of the Beaver.” When modern settlers began to arrive in the mid-1800s, they continued to refer to the area as “Beaverdam,” often draining the dams to aid their farming of the rich soil that remained.

Beaverton has been home to many interesting and lucrative businesses since its incorporation in 1893 including a silent film studio in the 1920s, an airplane manufacturing site in the 1930s, and a busy airport in the 1940s. Since the 1950s, a growing number of high-tech companies have operated here earning Beaverton a spot on the roster of places that comprise Washington County’s Silicon Forest.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

15901 SW Jenkins Road, Aloha OR 97006

When: Saturday, October 26^th, 2013; 11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

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

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?