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8 stories matching bennett

  1. A Gift for a Growing City

    Prominent developer Nelson Bennett pledges a steam fire engine to Fairhaven, sparking a massive community fundraising effort.

    Mar 23, 1890Fairhaven HeraldHarris Street, Fairhaven, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Great Northern Rail Boom

    Fairhaven residents are buzzing over rumors that their local rail line has been absorbed by the Great Northern, promising a future as a major Pacific terminal.

    Mar 16, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

  3. Fairhaven Organizes for Fire

    Twenty-five citizens meet to fund hose, carts, and a bucket brigade ahead of the city's formal incorporation.

    Mar 25, 1890Fairhaven HeraldHarris Street, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyCity Hall

  4. The Con Artist of Fairhaven

    A smooth-talking accountant gambles away his reputation and his wife's dignity with a string of bad checks and a faked suicide attempt.

    Apr 10, 1890Fairhaven HeraldFairhaven, Whatcom CountyTrue Crime

  5. Boomtown Hype Meets a National Hero

    General Russell A. Alger visits the booming city of Fairhaven, promising to lobby for a port of entry as speculators dream of rising land values.

    Apr 29, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

  6. Fairhaven Celebrates Its Official Birth

    After a long and bitter boundary fight with neighboring towns, the new city of Fairhaven secures its incorporation and throws a massive party.

    Apr 20, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham, Whatcom CountyCity Hall

  7. The Four Cities of the Bay: A Failed Marriage

    Delegates from four separate municipalities on Bellingham Bay meet to debate the dream—and the logistical nightmare—of merging into a single metropolis.

    Apr 13, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham Bay, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyCity Hall

  8. The Tacoma of the North: Selling the Future of Fairhaven

    Boosterism was the engine of Fairhaven’s birth, with developers painting a vision of a transcontinental metropolis on the shores of Bellingham Bay.

    Apr 20, 1890Fairhaven HeraldHarris Street, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

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