DuPont Museum

DuPont Historical Museum

Established	1977
Location	207 Barksdale Avenue DuPont, Washington, USA
Coordinates	47°05′43″N 122°37′42″W / 47.0954°N 122.6284°W / 47.0954; -122.6284
Type	History
Curator	Linda Cumberbatch
Website	dupontmuseum.com

The DuPont Museum is a historical museum in DuPont, Washington.

The museum was opened in 1977 in the former DuPont City Hall building.^[1]^[2] In 1982 a non-profit foundation, the DuPont Historical Society, was formed to operate the museum.^[1] The museum continues to support the 8,000, and growing, citizens of DuPont and Pierce County.

The museum organizes the annual "Hudson's Bay Day" celebration commemorating the role of the Hudson's Bay Company and Fort Nisqually in local history.^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Museum history, DuPont Museum
↑ DuPont Museum, City of DuPont Public Works Department, retrieved 2011-09-12
↑ Rolf Boone, staff writer (August 23, 2010), Bringing history alive at Fort Nisqually, The Olympian

External links

Official website

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