Beyond the Brandywine

Beyond the Brandywine. . , DuPont black powder shaped and reshaped the United States and the world. Powder produced by DuPont was used in building the Erie Canal and the Transcontinental Railroad. It was loaded into firearms and artillery of the United States military in the American Civil War and World War I. And it was used for construction, mining, clearing land for farming, and other purposes for generations., Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries DuPont expanded beyond powder making on the banks of the Brandywine. Within a generation, DuPont had agents throughout the United States, South America, Africa, and Asia, everywhere but Europe. In the 19th century the du Pont family and DuPont Company experimented in industries from explosives to wool production and many others. In the 20th century, the company expanded into chemical research, creating products like Nylon, Teflon, and Kevlar., Hagley tells stories of the du Pont family and DuPont Company from their arrival in the new United STates to the early 20th century. As you explore Hagley you will uncover centuries of innovation that shaped the nation in countless ways. Black powder is just the beginning.