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...]
Sequalitchew Creek Swimming Hole
March 1, 2009 by ·
While on a hunt for the old Sequalitchew Creek swimming hole from the 1920's. The swimming hole was constructed ca. 1920 by the DuPont Company. It was used for swimming and fishing back then and Yes, there would actually be fish in the creek. They had built an array of decking, diving board, … [Read more...]
Methodist Mission can it be located exactly?
February 16, 2009 by ·
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 … [Read more...]
Sequalitchew Creek Flume Dam
February 15, 2009 by ·
This is the Sequalitchew Creek Dam Head as it stands today. This was created by the DuPont Co. in the early 20's I believe to divert the water to the power house in the bottom part of the canyon. I have included the 1926 photo for reference. … [Read more...]
Sequalitchew Creek Watershed Project
February 1, 2009 by ·
Sequalitchew Creek flows three miles from Sequalitchew Lake on Fort Lewis, through the City of DuPont, into the southern portion of Puget Sound. The watershed is small, but on the verge of rapid development as a planned community that includes residential, commercial and industrial land use. For … [Read more...]