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A Historical Look on DuPont, Washington
In 1890 Fred Plummer "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1890 by Fred G. Plummer in the office of the Librarian of congress at Washington". The interesting aspect of this map is that in 1890 the maps put the Union Pacific Rail R oad across the Sequalitchew … [Read more...]
There is a great gap in information that we don't fully understand about why the mission was left or why it was really started even in the first place. Other than the "Yes, we know the mission was here" and "Yes, Natives burned it to the ground" is the normal everyday events … [Read more...]
Oxen Road was/is located from Nisqually House to the bluff above where the 1833 Fort was located. Archibald McDonald with some other employees built the road in 1833. The road is then mentioned through various publications but nothing specific. This oxen road was the first … [Read more...]
I ran across this site just a few days ago. It contains some great historical references as well as the author Roxanne has the claim to fame that her Great Great Grandfather was William Kittson. The following is an excerpt from her site. The Following is a Chart on the … [Read more...]
The Methodist Mission has a marker set by the DuPont Co in 1927 just near the burn area of the Powder Works Plant. While surveys were done later, not enough evidence exists to say if this was really the site. In 1989 Moura and Condon performed a survey in which not much evidence … [Read more...]
The Fort was again moved in 1843 to be closer to fresh water. The site was about one mile east of the 1833 location, on a prairie, on the south bank of Sequalitchew Creek. The relocated fort was not re-fortified until 1848 when it was enclosed in a stockade and two sturdy bastions … [Read more...]
Sketch of Hudsons Bay Company Fort NisquallyHere's an old Sketch I found on Flickr of the Hudsons Bay Company. It's on my quest for more information regarding the Fort and history surrounding the area. … [Read more...]
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