 These boats included the "Old Settler", "Irene", "Willie", "City of Shelton", "Marian", "Clara Brown", and "S.G. Simpson".The economy was built around logging, farming, dairying and ranching as well as oyster cultivation.The Simpson Timber Company mill on Puget Sound's Oakland Bay dominated the landscape of the downtown area; the mill was sold to Sierra Pacific Industries in 2015, who are currently building a new mill.