Sequalitchew Creek Railroad Runs Through It?
January 22, 2010 by Patrick · Leave a Comment
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”. [Read more...]
John Plaster Richmond
September 24, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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 Kitty Gristy. Democrat. Physician; minister; in 1840, he officiated at the first Protestant wedding in what is now the state of Washington; in 1841, he delivered the first Fourth of July oration on the Pacific coast; member of Illinois state senate, 1849-52, 1859-60; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1855-56; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1856; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Schuyler County, 1862; postmaster. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in South Dakota, August 28, 1895. Interment at Tyndall Cemetery, Tyndall, S.Dak.
Oxen Road: First Man-Made Road in Southern Puget Sound
February 21, 2009 by Patrick · Leave a Comment
Descendants of Fort Nisqually, A Good Resource
February 16, 2009 by Patrick · Leave a Comment
I ran across this site just a few days ago. It contains some great historical references as well as the author Roxanne has the [Read more...]
Methodist Mission can it be located exactly?
February 16, 2009 by Patrick · Leave a Comment
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 was produced to say if in deed this was the site. Earlier studies and later studies all led to the same conclusion. [Read more...]
