New Book Celebrates the History of Fife

Jan. 2, 2012 - PRLog -- New from Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Fife by local author Susan Kaelin. This pictorial history boasts more than 200 vintage images and provides readers with a unique opportunity to reconnect with the history that helped shape their community.

When the citizens of Fife voted to incorporate the town in 1957, they sought to control their destiny and retain their idyllic community. However, Fife’s location between the burgeoning cities of Tacoma and Seattle and its proximity to Commencement Bay presented challenges of eminent domain. This ultimately brought about the transformation of the fabric of the land.

This history documents the transformation of Fife from the establishment of the Puyallup Indian Reservation through that of the pioneer farmers who worked the rich volcanic soil while developing a close-knit community of families and friends.

Highlights of Fife include:
•   A photographic patchwork of farms from a 1949 aerial photographer.
•   How Fife changed from the Puyallup Indian Reservation to a colony of settlers in the 1890s.
•   How Fife obtained its name.
•   The ethnic diversity of early Fife
•   Fife school building and students of yesteryear

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

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With more than 7,500 local history titles published to date, Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Widely recognized sepia books feature hundreds of vintage historical images.