Seal Beach:: A Brief History

by Larry Strawther

Book Overview

The wooden pier, tree-lined Main Street and ocean views, coupled with a prosperous and happy community, led Forbes "magazine to name Seal Beach one of the five friendliest towns in America. Getting there, however, was a bumpy adventure. Starting in the 1860s as Anaheim Landing, the first seaport in what would become Orange County, it soon became a summer retreat for squatters and illegal saloons. Despite the efforts of real estate developers to turn...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626194890
• ISBN13: 9781626194892
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 15.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"