Hagley Museum near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
du Pont Powder Mills
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 10, 2024
1. du Pont Powder Mills Marker
Inscription.
du Pont Powder Mills. . Located at this site on land purchased by French immigrant Elueuthere Irenee du Pont in 1802, the du Pont Powder Mills manufactured black powder at three sites along the Brandywine Creek north of Wilmington. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company manufactured powder throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming a leading supplier of propellants and explosives in the United States and throughout the world. Demand for black powder began to decline, and in 1921 DuPont closed their original gunpowder mill on the Brandywine, shifting focus to the production of chemicals and consumer products produced at other plants in Delaware and across the United States.
Located at this site on land purchased by French immigrant Elueuthere Irenee du Pont in 1802, the du Pont Powder Mills manufactured black powder at three sites along the Brandywine Creek north of Wilmington. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company manufactured powder throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming a leading supplier of propellants and explosives in the United States and throughout the world. Demand for black powder began to decline, and in 1921 DuPont closed their original gunpowder mill on the Brandywine, shifting focus to the production of chemicals and consumer products produced at other plants in Delaware and across the United States.
Erected 2022 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-60.)
Location. 39° 46.398′ N, 75° 34.729′ W. Marker is near Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Hagley Museum. Marker is at the intersection of Hagley Creek Road and Stone Block Row, on the left when traveling north on Hagley Creek Road. Touch for map
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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Hagley Creek Rd, Wilmington DE 19807, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 10, 2024
2. du Pont Powder Mills Marker
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