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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bellingham

 
Clickable Map of Whatcom County, Washington and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Whatcom County, WA (20) Okanogan County, WA (13) San Juan County, WA (0) Skagit County, WA (21)  WhatcomCounty(20) Whatcom County (20)  OkanoganCounty(13) Okanogan County (13)  (0) San Juan County (0)  SkagitCounty(21) Skagit County (21)
Bellingham, Washington and Vicinity
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1Washington (Whatcom County), Bellingham — Charles X. Larrabee1843 - 1914
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
2Washington (Whatcom County), Bellingham — Counterfeiters' Hide Out
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
3Washington (Whatcom County), Bellingham — 9 — Fairhaven Canning Company
Near 10th Street.
The Fairhaven Canning Company was built on pilings over the water at this site in 1897, became a PAF building. — Map (db m140917) HM
4Washington (Whatcom County), Bellingham — It Takes A Community
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
5Washington (Whatcom County), Bellingham — Old Telegraph Road
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
6Washington (Whatcom County), Bellingham — Pickett Bridge
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
7Washington (Whatcom County), Bellingham — Samuel Longhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)1835 - 1910
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
8Washington (Whatcom County), Bellingham — The Legacy of Byron Elmendorf
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
9Washington (Whatcom County), Bellingham — Town Pillory
On Harris Street west of 11th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Location of town pillory 1890 — Map (db m140926) HM
10Washington (Whatcom County), Bellingham — Washington State's Oldest Brick BuildingWashington Territorial Court House — 1308 E Street —
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
 
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