Archibald McDonald was sent from Fort Vancouver to Puget Sound to create the first permanent European settlement in the area. In 1833, he settled in beside the Sequlitchew creek in the Nisqually delta. There, a fort was created, and shortly after, the Hudson Bay Co.'s Agrucultural Co. established the Cowlitz Farm. The farm came into possession of Americans in 1859.
Fort Nisqually is currently part of Pierce Co. and now a "living" historical museum. We could go tour it!
The Nisqually Delta Association was formed in 1973 after Weyerhauser bought up much of the land and planned to put a full fledged saw/pulp mill docks and other equipment there. The Nisqually Delta was turned into a wildlife refuge in 1974 to protect migratory birds. In general terms, the region, protected for it's wilderness and historical context has been a topic of activism throughout it's history.
Touring Fort Nisqually would finally give me an excuse to wear my Davy Crockett hat out on the town.
ReplyDeleteThat would be fantastic, my vote is in.
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