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Washington State Route 11
State Route 11 (SR 11) is a long state highway that serves Skagit and Whatcom counties in the U.S. state of Washington. SR 11, known as Chuckanut Drive, begins at an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) north of Burlington and continues northwest through several small towns and the Chuckanut Mountains to the Fairhaven district of Bellingham, where the highway turns east and ends again at I-5. A segment of what is now SR 11 was originally added to the state highway system in 1895 as a Blanchard – Whatcom County line road. The highway became State Road 6 in 1905 and was named Waterfront Road in 1907. The road was incorporated into the Pacific Highway in 1913 and U.S. Route 99 (US 99) in 1926. After an inland bypass was designated by the state to become US 99 in 1931, Chuckanut Drive became U.S. Route 99 Alternate. During the 1964 highway renumbering, the road became SR 11. In 1987, SR 11 was realigned through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burlington, Washington
Burlington is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. Its population was recorded as 9,152 in the 2020 census. Burlington is located approximately halfway between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. The city is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Burlington began as a logging camp, established by John P. Millett and William McKay, in 1882. It was officially incorporated on June 16, 1902. Originally, Burlington's businesses were centered on Fairhaven Avenue. Today, Fairhaven Avenue is the center of Burlington's old downtown, which has since been revitalized. In 2007, the city opened a new library and city hall. Indigent defense ruling In December 2013, U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik determined that Burlington had systematically violated its duty to offer effective legal representation to defendants who couldn't afford an attorney. The ruling required Burlington and Mount Vernon to hire a public defense supervis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that provide rail connections between the western and eastern United States. BNSF trains traveled over in 2010, more than any other North American railroad. The BNSF Railway Company is the principal operating subsidiary of parent company Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the railroad's parent company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska. The current CEO is Kathryn Farmer. According to corporate press releases, the BNSF Railway is among the top transporters of intermodal freight in North America. It also hauls bulk cargo, including enough coal to generate around 25% of the electricity produced in the United States. The creation of BNSF started with the formation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bellingham Herald
''The Bellingham Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Bellingham, Washington, in the United States. It was founded on March 10, 1890, as ''The Fairhaven Herald'' and changed its name after Bellingham was incorporated as a city in 1903. ''The Bellingham Herald'' is the largest newspaper in Whatcom County, with a weekday circulation of over 8,700. It employs around 60 people. It is owned by The McClatchy Company. History ''The Fairhaven Herald'' published its first edition on March 10, 1890, and was originally based in Fairhaven. The tri-weekly newspaper was one of several established in the Bellingham area in the late 19th century. The first editor, William "Lightfoot" Visscher, worked for the paper for 18 months before falling out with Nelson Bennet, the landowner. Visscher was fired in April 1891 and returned to his previous occupation in Tacoma. In 1900 the newspaper purchased the first linotype on the West Coast. In 1903, owner Sidney Albert Perkins merged the newsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loch Ness Monster
The Loch Ness Monster ( gd, Uilebheist Loch Nis), affectionately known as Nessie, is a creature in Scottish folklore that is said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is often described as large, long-necked, and with one or more humps protruding from the water. Popular interest and belief in the creature has varied since it was brought to worldwide attention in 1933. Evidence of its existence is anecdotal, with a number of disputed photographs and sonar readings. The scientific community explains alleged sightings of the Loch Ness Monster as hoaxes, wishful thinking, and the misidentification of mundane objects. The pseudoscience and subculture of cryptozoology has placed particular emphasis on the creature. Origin of the name In August 1933, the ''Courier'' published the account of George Spicer's alleged sighting. Public interest skyrocketed, with countless letters being sent in detailing different sightingsR. Binns ''The Loch Ness Mystery Solved'' pp&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatcom Council Of Governments
Whatcom may refer to Whatcom County, Washington, USA, or to several places and entities therein: * Lake Whatcom * Whatcom Creek drains Lake Whatcom into Bellingham Bay * Whatcom Falls Park, Bellingham, containing the upper part of Whatcom Creek * Whatcom Peak, North Cascades National Park * Whatcom Glacier, North Cascades National Park * Whatcom Trail, a gold prospectors' trail from Bellingham Bay to the upper Fraser Valley * Whatcom, a settlement incorporated into Bellingham, Washington in 1903 * Whatcom County Council * Whatcom Community College, Bellingham * Whatcom Middle School, Bellingham School District See also * New Whatcom, one of the towns in Whatcom County that merged to form Bellingham, Washington * New Whatcom Normal School, former name of Western Washington University 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 stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanchard Mountain
Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French word ''blanchart'' which meant "whitish, bordering upon white". It is also an obsolete term for a white horse. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Blanchard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:1,117), 36.3% of the United States (1:7,073), 8.7% of Canada (1:3,021), 3.5% of England (1:11,189), 1.7% of Haiti (1:4,397), 1.2% of Vietnam (1:56,908) and 1.1% of Australia (1:15,892). In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,117) in the following regions: * 1. Saint-Barthélemy (1:18) * 2. Pays de la Loire (1:424) * 3. Centre-Val de Loire (1:574) * 4. French Guiana (1:677) * 5. Brittany (1:690) * 6. Nouvelle-Aquitaine (1:700) * 7. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (1:1,098) In Canada, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,021) in the following provinces: * 1. New Brunswick (1:511) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanchard, Washington
Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,523. The county seat and largest city is Mount Vernon. The county was formed in 1883 from Whatcom County and is named for the Skagit Indian tribe, which has been indigenous to the area prior to European-American settlement. Skagit County comprises the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is included in the Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma, WA Seattle metropolitan area, Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Puget Sound region. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (9.8%) is water. It is noted for its broad, fertile valley of the Skagit River, a center for cultivation of tulips and strawberries. Geographic features *Allan Island (Washington), Allan Island *Burrows Island *Cascade Range, Cascade Mountains *Cypress Island (Washington), Cypress Island *Fir Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital media, digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as ''The Daily (podcast), The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones (publisher), George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won List of Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York Times, 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked List of newspapers by circulation, 18th in the world by circulation and List of newspapers in the United States, 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is Public company, publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samish Bay
The Samish are a Native American people who live in the U.S. state of Washington. They are a Central Coast Salish people. Through the years, they were assigned to reservations dominated by other Tribes, for instance, the Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation of Washington and the Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation. They are also enrolled in the Samish Indian Nation, formerly known as the Samish Indian Tribe, which regained federal recognition in 1996. Name The Native American form of "Samish" is , from , " nominalizer", , "be there", and , "people". History Pre-Contact with Europeans The Samish fished in the islands and channels off the coast of Skagit County, Washington.Edson, Lelah Jackson. ''The Fourth Corner: Highlights From the Early Northwest'', Bellingham, WA: Whatcom Museum of History and Art, 1968. The Samish had villages on Samish, Guemes, and Fidalgo Islands, and fished and harvested resources there and in the San Juan Islands. In 1847, Samish had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow, Washington
Bow is an unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington. It is located near the towns of Bay View, Edison, Burlington, and Mount Vernon. Bow is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bow overlooks Samish Bay. The narrow gauge Bow Hill Railroad, complete with a working steam locomotive, is located in the Bow area. It can be found on the private property of Diz Schimke Diz may refer to: * Diz, Khvoresh Rostam, Iran, a village * Diz, Shahrud, Iran, a village * Adolfo Diz (1931–2008), Argentine economist * Adrián Diz (born 1993), Cuban footballer * Alejandro Diz (born 1965), Argentine former volleyball pla ..., who allows the public to ride the train during Christmastime in exchange for donations to the Alger food bank. History Bow was originally known as Brownsville, after William J. Brown, who homesteaded the townsite in 1869. The advent of the railroad resulted in a population boom and the need for a post office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edison, Washington
Edison is a census-designated place (CDP) in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. History First settled in 1869 by Ben Samson, it was later named for inventor Thomas Edison. In 1897 Edison became the headquarters of a national utopian socialist project known as Equality Colony, backed by an organization known as the Brotherhood of the Cooperative Commonwealth.Charles Pierce LeWarne, ''Utopias on Puget Sound, 1885-1915.'' Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1995; pp. 63-66. The socialist colony was established on 280 acres just outside Edison and it engaged in farming and timber milling and included a school as well as blacksmith and copper-working shops. The Edison-based Brotherhood also published a newspaper called ''Industrial Freedom'' for national circulation to its approximately 3,000 supporters. The socialist community folde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington State Route 537
State Route 237 (SR 237, now Best Road, Farm to Market Road, Mactaggart Avenue and West Bow Hill Road) was a Washington state highway that ran from in Fredonia, through Edison and ending at east of Edison. The roadway was established in 1937 as and was renumbered to State Route 537 in 1964, before being renumbered to SR 237 in 1975. The road was decommissioned in 1991. Route description State Route 237 (SR 237) began at an intersection with as Best Road. From the terminus, the roadway turned north and crossed railroad tracks that are owned by the BNSF Railway and became Farm to Market Road. Once over the tracks, the highway passed the Skagit Regional Airport and intersected Josh Wilson Road, which travels west to Bay View. SR 237 traveled over the Samish River and later entered Edison where it curved east as Mactaggart Avenue. The highway bridged Edison Slough and became West Bow Hill Road to continue east across the Edison Slough ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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