Submitted by DuPont Historical Society.
Sunday, August 25, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the DuPont Historical Society and Museum invite you to Clocktower Park, 1301 Palisade Blvd, DuPont WA. History interpreters from Fort Nisqually (Point Defiance) will introduce you to how fur traders and other people at Fort Nisqually lived and worked from 1833 to 1870. Tinsmith, Spinner, Cook, Fur Trapper, and Blacksmith are some of the people you might meet.
Our historian will lead a tour of the 1843 original Fort Nisqually site at 10:30 a.m. located across Center Drive from the DuPont City Hall. This tour is free and open to the public. All ages are invited to join us, but ages 14 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Walking shoes are recommended, as you will be walking on uneven ground. Be prepared for the weather and insects. We will also visit the New Sequalitchew reburial cemetery. This tour will last approximately 1 ½ hours. Please park in the DuPont City Hall parking lot 1700 Civic Drive, and use the crosswalk at corner of Civic Drive and Center Drive to cross to the fort site. For more information, email us at duponthistoricalmuseum@gmail.com.
Live music, beer garden, kids activities, and BBQ cookoff will be going on Saturday and Sunday, August 24 and 25, in Clocktower Park at 1301 Palisade Blvd, DuPont WA. More information: www.bbqdupont.com
Sounds really interesting, but many people worship at churches on Sunday mornings. Why couldn’t the tour be done in the afternoon?