Description
Dupont Creek is located flowing SW to Gastineau Channel at Dupont, 7.5 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. 1.2 miles long.
History
Named for the Dupont Powder Co., which stored powder for miners in a magazine built in 1914 near the mouth of the creek. Also called Mission Creek by miners for many years. There is some evidence that a Friends Mission was located here. Land along the beach, including the creek, was claimed for such a mission in 1889 (DeArmond, 1957, p. 16). The name Dupont Creek was published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1918.