HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF ORTING - 1981. New material added 1989 Alice Rushton, 358 pages, 8½ X 11, Indexed. Paper Cover. A history of Pierce County’s City of Orting through about 1981. The first several chapters cover the early exploration and settlement of Orting and includes the Indian Wars. The growth of Orting is described in the succeeding chapters. The last chapter, 108 pages in length, is a who’s who covering most families who lived in Orting for any length of time.