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1512001 [ 4] Website. cob.org. Bellingham ( / ˈbɛlɪŋhæm / BEL-ing-ham) is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. [ 9] It lies 21 miles (34 km) south of the U.S.–Canada border, between Vancouver, British Columbia, 52 miles (84 km) to the northwest and Seattle 90 miles (140 km) to the south.
The history of Bellingham, Washington, as it is now known, begins with the settling of Whatcom County in the mid-to-late 19th century. The name of Bellingham is derived from the bay on which the city is situated. George Vancouver, who visited the area in June 1792, named the bay for Sir William Bellingham, the controller of the storekeeper's ...
Sign at county boundary, 1970 Sheriff's Department vehicle in Bellingham. Whatcom County (/ ˈ w ɒ t k ə m /, / ˈ hw ɒ t k ə m /) is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington, bordered by the Lower Mainland (the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts) of British Columbia to the north, Okanogan County to the east, Skagit County to the south ...
Western Washington University ( WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a private school of teaching for women founded in 1886. The university adopted its present name in 1977.
Bellingham International Airport. Bellingham International Airport ( IATA: BLI, ICAO: KBLI, FAA LID: BLI) is three miles (5 km) northwest of Bellingham, in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. BLI covers 2,190 acres (886 ha) of land, [ 2 ][ 4 ] and is the third-largest commercial airport in Washington .
Fairhaven, Bellingham, Washington. Roughly bounded by 10th and 13th Sts., Columbia and Larrabee Aves. / 48.71806°N 122.50694°W / 48.71806; -122.50694. Fairhaven (or Fairhaven Village) was a settlement in Washington state founded in 1883 by Dan Harris. In 1903, it became part of the city of Bellingham and remains a historic neighborhood.
December 14, 1978. The Mount Baker Theatre (officially abbreviated MBT) is a 1,517-seat performing arts venue and national historic landmark in Bellingham, Washington, United States. The theater hosts professional productions and concerts as well as community performances from the north of Puget Sound. [1] [3] The theater's main stage is the ...
Born in Bellingham. Danny Abramowicz, former NFL wide receiver. Tom Ackerman, former NFL center. A. A. Adams, member of the Washington State House of Representatives 1969—1981. Bob Arbogast, deceased radio-television host and voice actor. Trey Azagthoth, guitarist for Morbid Angel.