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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Whatcom County, Washington
Adjacent to Whatcom County, Washington
▶ Okanogan County (13) ▶ San Juan County (0) ▶ Skagit County (21)
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| On 11th Street south of Harris Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Benefactor of
Fairhaven & Bellingham
With His Wife Frances Payne Larrabee
Donors
of
Larrabee State Park
Fairhaven Park
Elizabeth Park
Land for Fairhaven Library
Land for Fairhaven Middle School
Land for Larrabee School . . . — — Map (db m143272) HM |
| On 11th Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| |
Counterfeiters' Hide Out
1905
$5 and $10 dollar pieces passed in saloons on weekends — — Map (db m140921) HM |
| | The Fairhaven Canning
Company was built on
pilings over the water
at this site in 1897,
became a PAF building. — — Map (db m140917) HM |
| On S Bay Trail, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Bellingham's desire for a waterfront park started in the
late 1960's when industry closures brought about available, vacant property. Civic leaders acquired land and
committed funding. The result of this community effort:
Boulevard Park and . . . — — Map (db m143693) HM |
| On Telegraph Road at Guide Meridian Road on Telegraph Road. |
| | Penetrating northward through this point, toward wilderness areas of British Columbia and Alaska, a telegraph line was partially built in 1865-1867 to connect New York with London via the Bering Strait Cable and a line across Russia. A single-wire . . . — — Map (db m60818) HM |
| On DuPont Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | First built in 1857 as a Military Bridge by Captain George E. Pickett — — Map (db m53921) HM |
| On 11th Street at Mill Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 11th Street. |
| | Mark Twain, American humorist and celebrated author, visited Fairhaven
on August 14-15, 1895 as part of his worldwide lecture tour. He stayed
at The Fairhaven, a magnificent Victorian hotel located at the NE corner
of 12th Street and Harris . . . — — Map (db m141195) HM |
| On South Bay Trail west of Taylor Avenue. |
| | Boulevard Park and Taylor Dock were just a few of the
many efforts led by Byron Elmendorf, the first Director of
the Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department. Under
his leadership, determination and collaboration efforts,
Bellingham's park . . . — — Map (db m143685) HM |
| On Harris Street west of 11th Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| |
Location of
town pillory
1890 — — Map (db m140926) HM |
| On E Street just south of Holly Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Washington Territorial Court House
1308 E Street Bellingham Washington
Washington State's oldest brick building, built in 1858 with bricks made in Philadelphia and shipped around Cape Horn.
Erected as a combination store, commission . . . — — Map (db m53542) HM |
| Near North Cascades Highway (State Highway 20 at milepost 132), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The first of many attempts to create a national park in the North Cascades occurred in 1906. But it was not until Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson took the issue to the people "for guidance and direction" that the park became a reality. In what he . . . — — Map (db m129307) HM |
| Near North Cascades Highway (Washington Route 20 at milepost 125), 2.5 miles west of Diablo Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The first construction work to harness the Skagit River took place in 1924 in the gorge below. A low wood and rock spillway diverted water into a tunnel dug through the mountainside to a powerhouse in Newhalem. Bigger dams followed, culminating in . . . — — Map (db m129279) HM |
| Near North Cascades Highway (at milepost 125), 2.5 miles west of Diablo Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | A strong dam depends not just upon the concrete you see, but on the unseen structure beneath river level. During construction, engineers drilling to find bedrock encountered deep, unstable deposits of glacial silt – loose gravel and sand. . . . — — Map (db m129280) HM |
| Near North Cascades Highway (Washington Route 20 at milepost 132), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The North Cascades "The North Cascades is an area I hiked and explored as a boy. Each time I return, I gain a new appreciation of its natural beauty and its power to impress the spirit. The towering peaks and glaciers and the alpine scenery of . . . — — Map (db m129310) HM |
| Near North Cascades Highway (Washington Route 20 at milepost 125), 2.5 miles west of Diablo Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Transmission lines are a visible link between these remote mountain lakes and densely populated urban areas. Gorge was the first of the Skagit power projects to go on line. On September 17, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge pressed a gold telegraph . . . — — Map (db m129281) HM |
| Near North Cascades Highway (Newhalem Street) (Washington Route 20) 0.2 miles east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Superintendent of Lighting J.D. Ross wanted his visitors to believe that “anything was possible with electricity” including heating the ground to accommodate tropical plants such as banana and palm trees. In the wilds of the North . . . — — Map (db m129278) HM |
| Near North Cascades Highway (Newhalem Street) (Washington Route 20) 0.2 miles east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The powerhouse in front of you sent the first electric power from the Skagit Hydroproject to Seattle in 1924.
The rushing water underneath the powerhouse has just produced up to 170 megawatts of power, enough to light up almost 9,000 homes.
. . . — — Map (db m129273) HM |
| Near North Cascades Highway (Newhalem Street) (Washington Route 20) 0.2 miles east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Superintendent of Lighting J.D. Ross was fascinated with artistic lighting early in his life. In 1929, the US Forest Service granted Ross permission to manage Ladder Creek Falls in order to illuminate the falls with changing colors. “...to . . . — — Map (db m129289) HM |
| Near North Cascades Highway (Newhalem Street) (Washington Route 20) 0.2 miles east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The gardens were the creation of James Delmage (J.D.) Ross, Seattle City Light’s second superintendent. J.D., the son of a Scottish horticulturist, combined his love of plants with his interest in electricity. Beginning in 1925, J.D. Ross created a . . . — — Map (db m129277) HM |
| | One mile west stands a granite obelisk, the first of a series of similar markers along the 49th parallel, defining the Canadian-American line from the Strait of Georgia to the summit of the Rocky Mountains.
The official survey, begun at Point . . . — — Map (db m60819) HM |
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