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A Day Trip to New Whatcom

Posted on January 22, 2015 by jpkenna

In May of 1898, 16-year-0ld Mike Scanlon travels west from New Jersey to meet up the with his brother Jimmy in Skagway, Alaska, to work on building the White Pass & Yukon Railway. The brief war taking place in … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Populism, Socialism, Utopian Movement, writing | Tagged Bellingham Wash., Brotherhood of Co-operative Commonwealth, Chuckanut Bay, Fairhaven Wash., Klondike gold rush, New Whatcom Wash., Panic of 1893, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Skagway Alaska, Spanish-American War, Utopian colonies, White Pass & Yukon Railway, Yukon | Leave a comment

Along Chuckanut’s Shore

Posted on April 5, 2014 by jpkenna

July 4th, 1890 Following a winter of separation, Susie Taylor teaching school in Seattle and Jimmy Scanlon working railroad construction up in Fairhaven, the couple are reunited for the holiday. Excerpt from Beyond The Divide: Leaving behind the throngs on … Continue reading →

Posted in history, labor, love, railroading, writing | Tagged Chuckanut Bay, Fairhaven, handcars, John Keats, Lummi Indians | 2 Comments

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