Gig Harbor entrepreneur C.E. Shaw put on many community events at his "Roosterville" village on Peacock Hill. Three "Roosterettes" pose with some caged fowl in this 1947 photo.

A trio of fishermen settled in Gig Harbor in 1867. There has been significant growth since the Steamer Adalanta plied the waters in 1915, above.

July 1, 1940, was a day of celebration: the opening of the first Narrows Bridge. The bridge wobbled and toppled in high winds just four months later, causing it to be dubbed "Galloping Gertie."

Fishing, logging and farming lured many early residents to Gig Harbor. A fishing crew aboard the Spokane, built in 1916, posed for the photo above. Between 1912 and 1930, more than 140 wooden boats -- purse seiners and pleasure craft -- were built in Gig Harbor.