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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bellingham
Bellingham, Washington and Vicinity
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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. |
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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. |
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Location of
town pillory
1890 — — Map (db m140926) HM |
| On E Street just south of Holly Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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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 |