Volunteers help clean up historical markers at Auburn park

October 30, 2017 12:30 pm
Volunteers, from left, Fran Hollums, Linda Hansen and Hilda Meryhew clean the Indian Tom Park centennial marker at Indian Tom Park on Sunday. The marker was dedicated in honored remembrance of Tom Wil-Etch-Tid for his act of compassion in saving the lives of three early pioneer children during the 1855 White River Massacre. The Auburn Rio Verde Golden “K” Kiwanis Club – through cooperation of Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Department and the Auburn Centennial Commission of 1991 – presented the marker. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

A volunteer group from the Daughters of the American Revolution, Lakota Chapter, cleaned up historical markers at Indian Tom Park on Sunday.

Chapter members frequently participate in the placement and care of the markers.

The park – on 6th St. Northeast between N and O streets – commemorates Indian Tom (Wil-Etch-Tid) who befriended the early white settlers of the Green River Valley during the Indian uprising. Indian Tom helped save the lives of Dr. John King and other pioneer children during the White River massacres in 1855.

King County deeded the property to the City in 1979.

The less than a half-acre park contains a small play structure and benches that were installed in 1992 as part of the Auburn Centennial celebration.

DAR volunteer group at the cleanup event included, from left, Sue Van Dykan, Roxane Hodges, Valerie Ciampi, Sally Jarvis, Linda Hansen, Fran Hollums, Joan Sapp, Hilda Meryhew and Mick Hersey. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

DAR volunteer group at the cleanup event included, from left, Sue Van Dykan, Roxane Hodges, Valerie Ciampi, Sally Jarvis, Linda Hansen, Fran Hollums, Joan Sapp, Hilda Meryhew and Mick Hersey. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter