Blue Canyon Whatcom County, Washington
Mapped Location
Blue Canyon: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Blue Canyon
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Blue Canyon
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Blue Canyon | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Blue Canyon
References to Blue Canyon that document the origin of its place name
BLUE CANYON, a town on Lake Whatcom, in Whatcom County. The townsite was located on a homestead taken up in 1886 by Fred Zozris. Joe Wardner, a noted miner for whom the town of Wardner, Idaho, is named, purchased some coal claims about 800 feet above Lake Whatcom in 1891. In climbing up for his second inspection of the properties on a hazy autumn day he said: "We will call this Blue Canyon Mine and the townsite, Blue Canyon," and that was done. (J. D. Custer, in Names MSS., Letter 209.)
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Last updated: 2017-03-05