John Plaster Richmond
September 24, 2009 by admin ·
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.
Old Town
June 23, 2009 by Patrick ·
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 site of Fort Nisqually. A boarding house was across Sequalitchew Creek from the village and was for the bachelor’s. A well , which was probably associated with the boarding house is located approx 400m east of it. [Read more...]
A Little Blackberry Jam With Your Land Clearing?
May 15, 2009 by Erin ·
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 – several years ago there wasn’t this large, busy intersection that there is today. The traffic used to be much less, and it used to look a lot different. In fact, one of the greatest joys we had as children was to ride out bikes up to the front of town and pick blackberries on this corner, with the Iafrati’s sometimes there to oversee us. We could walk from their property if we wanted to pick blackberries, right to that infamous corner at the front of town.
Sequalitchew Creek Council Meeting
May 12, 2009 by Patrick ·
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: DuPont Community Center (old City Hall on Barksdale)
Time: 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM
A Powder Village Playground
March 25, 2009 by Patrick ·
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...]
