Historical Information

FAMILY SCAVENGER HUNT 

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Learn more about the history and natural beauty of DuPont with the whole family!

BUFFALO SOLDIERS IN WASHINGTON STATE

(1880s-1940s)

The Buffalo Soldiers played an important role in the history of the South Puget Sound area.

SHIPS

• Graveyard for Old Ships

• The DuPont
  (explosives carrier) (PDF)

• The MV LaBlanca (launch)

• The MV Otter (freighter)

HISTORIC EVOLUTION OF DUPONT, WASHINGTON

• Historic Timeline of
  DuPont & immediate geographical area

• Gallery of Mayors
  (1912 - present)

DUPONT POWDER WORKS ERA (1906-1975)

• History of DuPont Museum

• DuPont Plant History

• Historic Village

• Presbyterian Church

• Schools in DuPont

HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY ERA (1833-1870)

• Hudson's Bay Company

• Fort Nisqually

• Chief Leschi

• Chloe A. Clarke Willson

• Capt. William H. McNeill

• "Re-Buried at Nisqually" (documentary 8:09)

NARROW GAUGE TRAIN

• Narrow Gauge Trains & The Powderworks Plant

• "DuPont Dynamite Train" (PCTV episode 3:51)

• DuPont Museum Train Canopy Proposal (PDF)

• Train Master Newsletter, July 2016 (PDF)