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1954 Map of Bellingham North

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Bellingham North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Bellingham spreads across this 1950s landscape, illustrating the city's northward expansion toward the agricultural reaches of Whatcom County. The urban street grid, reaching from Bellingham Bay to the shores of Lake Whatcom, gives way to the industrial sites like Larson Mill and the lakeside neighborhood of Silver Beach. Public infrastructure and social life are well-documented, featuring several schools such as Roeder Sch, Washington Sch, and Harmony School, alongside landmarks like Needham Hospital and the Bellingham Country Club.

Transitioning into the rural uplands, the terrain rises toward King Mtn and Squalicum Mtn. A network of railroads, including the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and the Northern Pacific, carves through the drainage of Squalicum Creek and Whatcom Creek. In the northern half, smaller settlements such as Laurel, Victor, and Van Wyck are connected by a precise grid of roads like the Guide Meridian, showing the organized agricultural layout of the era.