A Historical Look on DuPont, Washington
Read the Glacier MOU for the mine expansion here MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS FOR GLACIER NW MINING EXPANSION THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING is dated this _____ day of August , 2009, and executed by and among GLACIER NORTHWEST (“Glacier”); … [Read more...]
John Plaster Richmond (1811-1895) — also known as John P. Richmond — of Schuyler County, Ill. Born in Middletown, Frederick County, Md., August 11, 1811. Son of Francis Preston Richmond and Susanna (Stottlemeyer) Richmond; married 1835 to America Walker; married 1859 to … [Read more...]
When the DuPont Company purchased the land for the Powder Works plant they construction crews were housed in the tar paper shacks in 1906. I also recall that some men were living in box cars as well during the construction phase. These shacks were erected at and around the 1843 … [Read more...]
An agenda will be provided and posted at www.nisqually-sequalitchew.com soon. Don Russell will be our guest speaker. Judy Krill is encouraging all residents and interested parties to attend and of course those of you that would like to join. Date: Monday, May 18, 2009 Location: … [Read more...]
During the early 20's the DuPont Company realized the need for a place for the Children of course with the help of the DuPont Women's Club. The following is taken from a publication in 1920. … [Read more...]
The Lower Powerhouse was located near the mouth of Sequalitchew Creek down in the Canyon. The DuPont Company in ca. 1910 constructed the facility along with some large storage tanks. The flume which came from the pump house to a surge tank , then a 275ft - 300ft long pressure … [Read more...]
While on a hunt for the old Sequalitchew Creek swimming hole from the 1920's. The swimming hole was constructed ca. 1920 by the DuPont Company. It was used for swimming and fishing back then and Yes, there would actually be fish in the creek. They had built an array of decking, … [Read more...]
Komo 4 News coverage of the Historical Village being placed on the National Register of Historic Places. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-DkLqB9Am0 … [Read more...]
On December 12, 1926 the lower power house experienced a gravel slide. This was caused by crumbling of the bank under the pen stock, resulting in tipping of the latter and subsequent break of the flume. Today the lower power house is gone and the only part of it that remains … [Read more...]
Edmond Village is located North of Sequalitchew Creek and East of Center Drive. This area was used for the Storage Magazine area of the DuPont Powder Works Plant. In the first image we see some of the storage facilities still existing and I turned the street layer on to show … [Read more...]
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