Nooksack Ferry crossing, Whatcom County, Washington, circa 1875-1892

• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: Washington State Library
• Subjects: Ferries; Fords (Stream crossings); Rivers; Transportation & Travel; black-and-white photographs; Hudson Bay; Canada; Indian; Hudson; British Columbia; Hudson Bay Post; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/nooksack,154

A shallow spot in the river, about one mile west of present Everson had long been a favorite crossing for the native Indian people. From the crossing, trails led off in several directions. One went north to Fort Langley, where furs were traded at the Hudson Bay post, for other goods. In 1856-57 the...