About a week ago, I was taking my son back to the emergency room and as I was leaving the City of DuPont, I noticed at the intersection of Barksdale and Wilmington there were crews there clearing the land. This corner marked so many memories for me as a child and had already been changed so much - … [Read more...]
Sequalitchew Creek…A Watershed Runneth Dry or Disappearing?
March 23, 2009 by ·
DURING ONE OF MY MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS, Steilacoom School District arranged to bus the students to the city of DuPont to learn about the vast history and upcoming development the city would soon entertain. We had the opportunity to visit the Sequalitchew Creek Bed near Edmonds Village; we were granted … [Read more...]
Paving the Path of History with Bricks
March 7, 2009 by ·
The front of town used to look a lot different than it does today. The intersection wasn’t there (it used to be a stop sign) which curved around to the DuPont Steilacoom Road, the 76 station wasn’t a gas station (it was just a store), and where the Better Business Bureau is now located once sat … [Read more...]
My History and a few lemon drops..
March 6, 2009 by ·
Whenever I think about the Old Town Village of DuPont today, I am reminded of so many things, but especially of my childhood that I shared with the population when it was only 601. I can visualize Barksdale Street in spring lined with the fully blossomed cherry trees and the white antique … [Read more...]