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5 stories matching develop

  1. The Battle for the Bellingham Waterfront

    Fairhaven and New Whatcom are locked in a bitter struggle to claim the developing city of Bellingham for their own booming municipal territory.

    Apr 17, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham waterfront, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

  2. Selling the 'Magic City': Fairhaven’s 1890 Development Boom

    Boosterism was at its peak in Fairhaven as the Fairhaven Land Company touted steel furnaces, electric lights, and an inexhaustible connection to Skagit coal.

    May 6, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

  3. Federal Ruling Kills Tide Land Speculation

    The Secretary of the Interior rejects the use of 'Valentine Scrip' for public tide lands, dealing a blow to speculators in Seattle and Tacoma.

    Mar 30, 1890Fairhaven HeraldSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  4. 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

  5. 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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