Nelson Bennett

Nelson Bennett, circa 1889

Nelson Bennett (October 14, 1843 – July 20, 1913) was a Canadian-American railroad magnate who contributed to the growth of Fairhaven and Tacoma, Washington in the late 19th-century.[1] Bennett was president of the Fairhaven and Southern Railroad, which first connected the Bellingham Bay region with the rest of the country.[2]

  1. ^ Wilkeson, Frank (March 2, 1890). "How the far west grows; some of the latest booms on Puget Sound. The skirmish line of civilization fifty years ago and now—Nelson Bennett and his lively town". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Lewis, Sol H. (1912). "A History of the Railroads in Washington". The Washington Historical Quarterly. 3 (3): 186–197. JSTOR 40473537.