Hagley Museum near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Powder Yard Gates

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2023

1. Powder Yard Gates Marker

Inscription.
Powder yard gates separated the work place from home and family. Beyond the gates were the mills, where work was hard and often dangerous. Only the workers themselves were allowed inside. Children came there with lunch pails for their fathers, and families quickly gathered here for word of injuries after an explosion.

"My father worked at the gates; that's where he had his office. My father was a guard, checking workmen, to discover if they carried matches."
-Catherine Cheney

Erected by Hagley Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 39° 46.724′ N, 75° 34.47′ W. Marker is near Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Hagley Museum. It is on Blacksmith Hill Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is on the Hagley Museum grounds, reachable on foot from the tram stop at the Millwright Shop, after paying the entrance fee. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Hagley Creek Road, Wilmington DE 19807, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Site A: Millwright Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Gibbons House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Millwright Shop (about 300 feet away); Hagley Rocks! (about 300 feet away); Stone Quarry (about 300 feet away); Stone Boat (about 300 feet away); The Powder Yard (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . .
1. Brandywine River Powder Mills. (Submitted on September 2, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Hagley Museum and Library. (Submitted on September 2, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Powder Yard Gate Post and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2023

2. Powder Yard Gate Post and Marker

Looking east toward the Millwright Shop

Powder Yard Gates image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2023

3. Powder Yard Gates

Marker on other side; looking west

Powder Yard Gates 1801 Date Shield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2023

4. Powder Yard Gates 1801 Date Shield

Powder Yard Gates 1876 Date Shield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2023

5. Powder Yard Gates 1876 Date Shield

Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 2, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.