Bellingham Bay Improvement Company Records 1856-1986 1883-1930

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Bellingham Bay Improvement Company Records 1856-1986 1883-1930

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The collection documents the interests and activities of Belllingham Bay Improvement Company and its predecessor, subsidiary and successor companies, including the Bellingham Bay Coal Company, Bellingham Bay Water Company, Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad Company, Bellingham Bay Lumber Company, and the Bellingham Securities Syndicate Incorporated. Records span the period 1855-1986 (1883-1930), and document the companies' involvement in extractive industries, real estate and railroad speculation in Bellingham and Whatcom County, WA. The collection includes administrative and corporate, financial, property and survey records, correspondence and maps.

120 linear ft.; 156 boxes; 180 oversize volumes; 22 oversize map folders

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Western Washington University Heritage Resources

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SNAC Resource ID: 6380321

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Bellingham Bay & British Columbia Railroad Company.

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Bellingham Bay Improvement Company.

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Founded in 1889, the Bellingham Bay Improvement Company (BBIC) operated as a speculative real estate venture in Bellingham and Whatcom County, actively involved in resource extraction and railroad development. Controlled initially by San Francisco investors, BBIC and subsidiaries were increasingly dominated by local interests during the first decade of the twentieth century. BBIC's predecessors included Bellingham Bay Coal Company (established 1854), Black Diamond Coal C...

Bellingham Bay Coal Company.

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Bellingham Bay Lumber Company.

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Bellingham Bay Water Company.

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Bellingham Securities Syndicate

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