For millennia the Nisqually Indians have lived in the Nisqually River Valley, including the area that is now the City of DuPont. Over time they have had a number of leaders, but none remembered with more honor than Leschi and Quiemuth. These two brothers played important roles in the momentous Medicine Creek Council of 1854 and the Puget Sound Indian War that followed...  [Read More]

The City of DuPont, Washington, is blessed with a rich heritage. One particularly fascinating episode in the area’s history concerns the Wilkes Expedition of the mid-19th century. In 1841 this group of American explorers came to the Southern Puget Sound region while on a world wide voyage of discovery. They met three different peoples...  [Read More]

DuPont, Washington has a rich history that stretches far into the past. For thousands of years Native Americans lived in the area. Hudson’s Bay Company employees and American settlers came to the region in the nineteenth century. Then in 1909 the DuPont Village was established by the DuPont Company. The Village has survived many changes over time. Today it remains the City of DuPont’s historic heart...  [Read More]

DuPont, Washington is fortunate to have many historic sites within its boundaries, including several places associated with the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC). This British corporation, originally chartered in 1670, had established trading posts throughout what is now Canada and the Pacific Northwest by the early 19th century. Over time the HBC constructed a sequence of stations in the present-day DuPont area...  [Read More]