To many people the two terms "Northwest Landing" and "Dupont" are confusing, as they are freely interchanged. Why then are there two names?

Here's a little history on the two communities which have essentially become one:

The quaint city of Dupont started as a company town with over one hundred houses, a butcher shop and a hotel, built by explosives manufacturer E.I du Pont de Nemours Co. in 1906. The residents were allowed to purchase their homes in 1951, at which time the city was incorporated.  The City of Dupont is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Weyerhauser lumber company purchased the area west of Dupont, and in the late 1990s has begun construction on "Northwest Landing", a 3,000-acre planned community, expected to have approximately 12,000 residents by 2010. The vision for Northwest Landing was to create an urban village where economically diverse residents could walk or bike to local restaurants, shops and nearby workplaces, such as Intel Corp., State Farm Insurance, Fort Lewis, or Venture Bank.

Northwest Landing has been designed to mirror Dupont's charming small-town character, distinctive Craftsman architecture and tree-lined streets. Both communities, Northwest Landing and the historic city of Dupont, are expected to grow together into one cohesive community.

Sandy Nelson
Realtor for Olympia area and Dupont real estate
www.sandynelsonrealestate.com