On Cornwall Avenue north of East Holly Street, on the right when traveling south.
Throughout the 1920s, the first week of May saw Bellingham transformed into "Tulip Town" as the city hosted its perennial Tulip Festival. Businesses competitively decorated the downtown streets and buildings, festooning them with bunting and . . . — — Map (db m177826) HM
On Cornwall Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In the pre-automotive era, the electric streetcar or trolley profoundly influenced Bellingham's development. Both New Whatcom and Fairhaven built streetcar systems in 1891, but due to municipal rivalry refused to link tracks. To get from one town to . . . — — Map (db m177824) HM
On East Magnolia Avenue at Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Magnolia Avenue.
Bellingham's Public Market opened May 1, 1909 and was a seasonal operation. Farmers came from as far as the San Juan Islands to sell their agricultural harvests and associated products.
A much larger year round market opened in 1916 with 22 . . . — — Map (db m177790) HM
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
Unable to rely on private carriers
to serve its far-flung canneries from
Southeast Alaska to the Aleutian
Islands, Pacific American Fisheries
built it's own shipyard to produce a
line of vessels to insure the transfer of
crew, materials and . . . — — Map (db m186507) HM
After flowing in an underground tunnel for over 120 years, a section of Padden Creek is open to the daylight again.
The Padden Creek Daylighting project restores fish passage, reduces flooding risk, and improves water quality in our . . . — — Map (db m177810) HM
On West Champion Street at Bay Street, on the right when traveling east on West Champion Street.
In May of 1905, the great undertaking of photographing 300 store fronts in Bellingham was completed by the Rembrandt studio. These photos were mounted in albums for a Whatcom County exhibit at the Lewis & Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon. . . . — — Map (db m177802) HM
Spanish explorers, the first
Europeans to enter this bay in 1791,
named the open, 50-square-mile body
of water Seno de Gaston (Gulf of
Gaston). The following year, on June
11, 1792, the British, under Captain
George Vancouver, put their . . . — — Map (db m178096) HM
One of the original four
communities founded along the shore
of Bellingham Bay, Fairhaven's
colorful history derives much of its
hue from its founder, 'Dirty' Dan
Harris, noted for his plug hat, shabby
frock coat over red undershirt, . . . — — Map (db m177991) HM
Land deeded by C.X. Larrabee
Building funded by A. Carnegie
Plaque donated by
Friends of Fairhaven Library
to commemorate the Centennial
2004 — — Map (db m197211) HM
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 Grand Avenue at Central Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Grand Avenue.
This tree was originally only known from fossil remains
dating back 70 million years until living specimens were
happily discovered in China in 1944. Some of the seeds
gathered in a 1947 expedition were given to Carl S. English,
horticulturist . . . — — Map (db m177764) HM
From 1942 to 1944, Pacific American
Fisheries leased its shipyard to the
Northwest Shipbuilding Company, which
formed in response to World War II to
construct military vessels for the US Army
and US Navy. The Northwest Shipbuilding
Company . . . — — Map (db m179196) 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 m224319) HM
Along the western shore of Bellingham Bay lies the Lummi Peninsula, named for the native American people who still derive their traditional livelihood from harvesting seafood, particularly salmon. Before the arrival of pioneer settlers to Whatcom . . . — — Map (db m179052) HM
The historic link between
Fairhaven's shore and coastal Alaska
is long and enduring. The Bellingham
Cruise Terminal is built on the former
site of the Pacific American Fisheries
salmon canning complex which,
during the 1940's, was the . . . — — Map (db m179132) HM
On West Champion Street at Bay Street, on the right when traveling east on West Champion Street.
Performance theater has had an extensive history within the original towns around Bellingham Bay. The first theater, the Purdy Opera House was built in 1888 in the town of Whatcom. Additional entertainment houses now gone included the Casino, . . . — — Map (db m177797) HM
On Mill Avenue near 11th Street, on the right when traveling east.
This building is dedicated to the memory of
Phoebe Goodell Judson
1832-1926
Phoebe Goodell married Holden A. Judson in Vermillion,
Ohio in 1852. They crossed the Plains by covered wagon in
1853. Their son, La Bonta, was born . . . — — Map (db m177792) 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
Bellingham:
Homeport to the Historic Schooner Zodiac
The Schooner Zodiac is one of the largest working sailing vessels on the west
coast. She was launched in 1924 from the Hodgdon Brothers shipyard in East
Boothbay, Maine – the . . . — — Map (db m178230) HM
On Harris Street at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Harris Street.
With a normal lifespan of 70 years, this,
is one of the oldest Empress trees
(Paulownia tomentosa) in the United States.
The tree was presented to E.B. Deming,
President of Pacific American Fisheries,
on August 24, 1909; a gift from . . . — — Map (db m177791) HM
On East Magnolia Street at Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Magnolia Street.
By mid-1891, the original four towns of Whatcom, Sehome, Bellingham and Fairhaven had consolidated into two, Fairhaven and New Whatcom. On June 22, 1891, the first train of the Canadian Pacific Railway was scheduled to arrive in New Whatcom. It was . . . — — Map (db m177766) HM
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 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
