Ferndale — Thumbnail History (historylink.org)

author

Kathleen Moles

essay number

10806

excerpt

Ferndale is located in western Whatcom County approximately six miles northwest of Bellingham; the Nooksack River runs through the city. At a juncture where the Lummi Nation, Nooksack Indian Tribe, and the Semiahmoo fished, hunted, and foraged, the area that became Ferndale began to take shape when non-Indian settlers made their way upriver…

history of

Ferndale, Washington

license

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

published on

2014-07-20

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