Showing posts with label Whatcom means "noisy waters". Show all posts
Showing posts with label Whatcom means "noisy waters". Show all posts

Monday, April 4, 2016

Spring morning near Lake Whatcom





















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Whatcom County was established on March 9, 1854, by the Washington territorial government from a portion of Island County. The name Whatcom derives from a Nooksack word meaning "noisy water" and it was the name of a Nooksack chief.