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Centennial Celebration!
1890 View of Lake Whatcom
Scroll down or click here to see a menu of
"Turn of the Century" links!
Click here to see a map of Lake Whatcom and the
surrounding area
See Bellingham
School District’s links to the Bellingham Centennial 2003-2004! (Exits
site)
The
community of Lake Whatcom invites you to join with them in celebrating their
Centennial. Looking back on its history of 100 years, Lake Whatcom's history
provides a microstudy of that which is rich in pioneer study for the Pacific
Northwest. The logging and lumber industry started from one mill, using a
single saw, and became numerous mills producing over 250,000 feet of lumber a
day, with over 140 men employed in the early 1900's. The introduction of the
railroad facilitated lumber to be shipped, opening new markets east of the
Rocky Mountains. Coal mines were developed, providing energy to homes on the
West Coast. Recreation on Lake Whatcom was highlighted with the building of
White City, in the early 1900's, by having one of the largest roller coasters
and ferris wheels in the West. The study of Lake Whatcom allows you to examine
a rich past and sense the pride of those who have gone before us.
The
following links include student writing, photos, and Internet links!
· Early Logging
Industry on Lake Whatcom
· Early Railroads
on Lake Whatcom
· Early Coal
Mining on Lake Whatcom
· Early Recreation
on Lake Whatcom
· Steamboats of
Lake Whatcom
· Early
Communities Around Lake Whatcom
· Lake Whatcom
Watershed
· 3rd Grade
"Pioneer Days"
· Internet Links to
Other Historical Northwest Museums
· Return to the Geneva School Home Page
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clearly stated on the page. The photo at the top of this page is copyright of
Galen Biery Collection, and may not be copied without express written
permission. Written permission to publish this photo on our museum page was
granted in March 1997 by Mrs. Dorothy Koert, co-author with Galen Biery of the
book Looking Back, Volume 2, in which this photo was found.
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