North Sound · WA
Blaine
The Peace Arch town on Drayton Harbor.
- Population
- 5,884 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1890
- Peace Arch
- 1921
Then
- 1880
The Alaska Packers Association destroys a Semiahmoo village on the spit and builds a salmon cannery there.
- 1890
Blaine incorporates on May 20, named for Senator James G. Blaine.
- 1921
Samuel Hill dedicates the Peace Arch on September 6.
Now
Blaine is the northernmost city on Interstate 5, with the main passenger crossing into Canada. Birdwatchers come for Drayton Harbor and Boundary Bay.