Whatcom Falls Bellingham
WPA-built wall. Photo courtesy of June Hopkins.
Project type: Parks and recreation, Park Roads and Bridges
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Started: 1939
Completed: 1940
Quality of Information: Good
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
The Works Progress Administration built a bridge and walls in Whatcom Falls Park, in the vicinity of Bellingham. The bridge is in good condition and is located 100 yards from the park entrance.
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WPA Wall Whatcom Falls Bellingham, WA
Source notes
Site visit, February 2018.
Discovering Whatcom Falls Park: (https://www.bellingham.org/insider-blogs/discovering-whatcom-falls-park-with-kids/), accessed March 1, 2018.
Whatcom Falls Park: (https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/whatcom-creek), accessed March 1, 2018.
Project originally submitted by June Hopkins on March 1, 2018.
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