Fairhaven
Proper noun
Meaning
A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
An unincorporated community in Preble County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland.
A neighbourhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A coastal suburb of Lytham St Annes, Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3427).
A sound or strait in Svalbard, Norway.
A community on Deer Island, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Humboldt County, California.
Former name: Rolph
A township in Carroll County, Illinois.
A former settlement in Norton County, Kansas.
An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland.
A township in Huron County, Michigan.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fair Haven Township, Stearns County, Minnesota.
A settlement in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.
An unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia.
A coastal locality in Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia.
A locality on French Island, Victoria.
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Bellingham was further south near Boulevard Park, founded in 1853; while Fairhaven was a large commercial district with its own harbor, also founded in 1853.
At first, attempts to combine Fairhaven and Whatcom failed, and there was controversy over the name of the proposed new city.
History main An old bank building, built in 1900 in the Fairhaven Historic District.
In 1890, Fairhaven developers bought Bellingham.
In order to accommodate this growth, new properties have sprung up all over the city, including the Downtown, Fairhaven, Happy Valley, Cordata, and Barkley neighborhoods.
Northwest Ballet's regional ballet, Emerald Bay is set in Fairhaven in 1885 and features historical characters like Dirty Dan Harris, Goon Dip, and Mark Twain.