Old Hickory in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Old Hickory Powder Plant
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020
1. Old Hickory Powder Plant Marker
Site of the $87,000,000 Old Hickory Powder Plant built and operated in 1918 by the E.I. duPont deNemours Co., for the United States Government, to make smokeless gunpowder for the Allied Armies in World War I. By the time of the Armistice Nov. 11, 1918, the plant, 75% complete, was producing 750,000 lbs of powder every 24 hours.
Erected 1970 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 30.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
Location. 36° 16.623′ N, 86° 40.149′ W. Marker is in Old Hickory, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is at the intersection of Swinging Bridge Road and Burnett Road, on the right when traveling north on Swinging Bridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Hickerson St, Old Hickory TN 37138, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomas Overton (approx. 1.3 miles away); Memorial to Corporal William F. Lyell (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Hickory Triangle
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Also see . . .
1. Old Hickory DuPont Gunpowder Plant. Tennessee Valley Authority photo collection. (Submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Old Hickory. Tennessee Encyclopedia website entry (Submitted on April 2, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020
2. Old Hickory Powder Plant Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,349 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
