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

Cooper Shop

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

1. Cooper Shop Marker

Inscription.
Barrels, kegs, tubs, buckets, and other types of wooden containers were made by coopers in workshops similar to this. For storing and transporting bulk goods, both wet and dry, the cooper's wares were in widespread use on a farm, in the home, in the factory, in trade and commerce. To supply the thousands of kegs and barrels needed annually for shipping gun powder, the Du Pont Company employed a staff of coopers in several shops close to the powder yards.

Erected by Hagley Museum and Library.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 39° 47.054′ N, 75° 34.801′ W. Marker is near Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Hagley Museum. It can be reached from Foundation Drive. Marker is on the barn near the du Pont Eleutherian Mills house, and can only be reached by tram on the Hagley Museum house tour, after paying the entrance fee. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Foundation Dr, Wilmington DE 19807, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this 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: Eleutherian Mills (a few steps from this marker); Marquis de Lafayette (a few steps from this marker); Gardens at Hagley (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Hagley's Pollinator Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); E. I. Du Pont Restored Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Greenhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pierre Samuel DuPont de Nemours Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

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

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

2. Cooper Shop Marker

Cooper Shop Interior image. Click for full size.

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

3. Cooper Shop Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.