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  1. Train Derailment Leaves Commuters Stranded

    A faulty rail causes a train wreck near Samish Lake, leaving passengers to walk twelve miles back to the city.

    Apr 6, 1890Fairhaven HeraldSamish Lake, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyDisasters

  2. The Absurdity of Local Mail Service

    A scathing editorial laments the bureaucratic inefficiency of sending mail across Puget Sound only to have it return to a destination a half-mile away.

    Apr 17, 1890Fairhaven HeraldFairhaven, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

  3. Tapping Lake Padden for Fairhaven's Future

    Engineers break ground on a massive water infrastructure project designed to support a city of 30,000.

    Mar 20, 1890Fairhaven HeraldLake Padden, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

  4. Steamer Collision at Yesler's Wharf

    The steamer State of Washington smashed into the docked Cascade, nearly destroying the smaller vessel in a chaotic wharf-side accident.

    Mar 23, 1890Fairhaven HeraldSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  5. The Price of Passage on Bellingham Bay

    Passengers are protesting predatory fare hikes on local steamers, pitting citizens against boat operators in a fight over transit costs.

    Mar 20, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money

  6. Cruelty on the Puget Sound: A Call to Fix the Mail Boats

    Passengers describe the Tacoma-Fairhaven steamers as ‘tubs’ that are unseaworthy, unreliable, and an insult to the traveling public.

    May 6, 1890Fairhaven HeraldFairhaven, Whatcom County

  7. Fairhaven Fights for Its Own Steamship Line

    Local merchants move to break the shipping monopoly of Seattle and Tacoma by courting a direct San Francisco steamship connection.

    May 1, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money

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