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Whatcom Falls Park Walls and Bridge – Bellingham WA

City:
Bellingham, WA

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Park Roads and Bridges

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Started:
1939

Completed:
1940

Quality of Information:
Good

Site Survival:
Extant

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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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.

Site originally submitted by June Hopkins on March 1, 2018.

Location Info


1401 Electric Ave
Bellingham, WA 98229
Whatcom County County

Coordinates: 48.7504475, -122.42690529999999

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  • Whatcom Falls BellinghamPhoto by: June Hopkins
  • WPA Wall Whatcom Falls Bellingham, WAPhoto by: June Hopkins

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