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.

>Forty children, some of them as young as seven years, have learned to swim in the village of Dupont, Washington, during the past summer. Others who already could paddle about have perfected their swimming and diving form until now the powder village boasts a number of youthful experts in the aquatic art.

All this is the result of a playground enterprise made possible through the efforts of the Dupont Women’s Club, the Dupont Company, the City Council, and public spirited citizens. First proposed by the Women’s Club in the spring of 1919, the plan found instant favor. The Dupont Company set aside a five- acre plot for the purpose of making a park and playground, and the men of the community volunteered their services in clearing the land and constructing apparatus. The Dupont Company early recognized the disposition of the people of the village to help themselves and contributed funds which were used in building swings, slides, balancing pole and ladders, giant stride, sand pits, picnic tables, basketball courts, and other facilities. An outdoor stove of ample capacity for a community picnic is a feature that appeals to the men and women of the village. The finest feature is the pool in the construction of which the City Council came forward with a portion of the necessary funds. At the edge of this stands a drinking fountain given by Mr. Cox of the Dupont Company.

At the beginning of last season the Women’s Club, backed by the Company, employed a trained play leader, trusting to the public spirit of the citizens to see the project through. Funds for the work were collected by voluntary subscription entirely. No drive has been made, and every dollar represents the sentiment of an original enthusiast or a convert to the cause. As the park and playground now stands it represents an expenditure of approximately $2,000 in addition to the labor of the citizens.

From seventy-five to a hundred children have daily thronged the playground, and in addition to the regular program of story telling and games many special events have been planned. The closing celebration of the season was an all-day picnic at American l,ake, and a swimming tournament, in which all children of the village took part. Prizes were given for the various events, and the parents had the opportunity of seeing the progress made by the children during the summer.

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