They said Bellingham was going to b...

They said Bellingham was going to become the nearest New York City. With deluxe rail lines bringing in tourists, grand inns sprouting up all over town, advanced in years growth forests that went forward for miles, 14-foot-thick seams of coal waiting to be mined, and unimpassioned clear waters thick with salmon, the Bellingham of 100 years ago was poised for a of gold future.

further like many cities in America that were established forward the abundance of natural resources, one time those resources dwindled, so did the trustful longing for a Bellingham boom.

Bellingham celebrated its centennial in succession Oct. 27, 2003, and in