North Sound · WA
Bellingham
Four bay towns made one, and the Alaska ferry's last stop south.
- Population
- 91,482 (2020 census)
- Bay named
- 1792
- Incorporated
- 1903
Then
- 1792
George Vancouver names Bellingham Bay for Sir William Bellingham.
- 1854
Coal is found at Sehome.
- 1855
The Treaty of Point Elliott creates the Lummi Reservation nearby.
- 1903
Whatcom, Sehome, Fairhaven and Bellingham consolidate on December 28.
- 2001
Georgia-Pacific's waterfront pulp mill closes.
Now
Western Washington University anchors the city, and the Alaska Marine Highway sails north from Fairhaven. This place reaches west across Lummi Bay to Patos and Waldron islands.
9 tide stations around Bellingham
- Bellingham0.9 mi
- Gooseberry Point8.8 mi
- Village Point, Lummi Island10.7 mi
- Sandy Point, Lummi Bay10.8 mi
- Point Migley10.8 mi
- Ferndale12.2 mi
- Cherry Point14.9 mi
- Patos Island Wharf22.5 mi
- Waldron Island, Puget Sound25.9 mi