New Whatcom (Bellingham), Whatcom County, Washington, USA
New Whatcom (Bellingham), Whatcom County, Washington, USA is a town and its address is New Whatcom (Bellingham), Whatcom, Washington USA, located at latitude 48.75, longitude -122.48.
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In 1890, Fairhaven developers bought Bellingham. Whatcom and Sehome had adjacent borders and both towns wanted to merge; thus they formed New Whatcom. Later on October 27, 1903, the word "New" was dropped from the name, making it into simply "Whatcom". At first, attempts to combine Fairhaven and Whatcom failed, and there was controversy over the name of the proposed new city. Whatcom citizens wouldn't support a city named "Fairhaven", and Fairhaven residents wouldn't support a city named "Whatcom". They eventually decided to use the name "Bellingham", which remains today. Voting a second time for a final merger of the four towns into a single city, the resolution passed by 2163 votes "for" and 596 "against".[11] Only men were allowed to vote during that era before American women's suffrage.
