High on a bank of the Brandywine River overlooking the original black powder mills, du Pont, founder of the DuPont Company, built his home. ... Hagley Barn: The Eleutherian Mills area also ...
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Hagley Powder Mills A I Du Pont Roll Mill
E. I. du Pont Drawings of Powder Mills and Machinery, No. 043, Wheel Mill. Date Created (start) 1803. Date Created (end) 1830. Summary . Drawing pertaining to a wheel mill. Collector . Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), . Creator . Du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée, . Subject(s) Gunpowder
Located on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine River in Wilmington, Delaware, Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802. This example of early American industry includes restored mills, a workers' community, and the ancestral home and gardens of the du Pont family.
The Hagley Digital Archives provides online access to selected items from the Hagley Library's collection of images, documents, and publications related to the history of business, technology, and society. ... E. I. du Pont Drawings of Powder Mills and Machinery, No. 120, Roll Mill. Date Created (start) 1803. Date Created (end) 1830. Summary ...
Irénée buys the Hagley estate from Thomas Lea to add new powder mills. Employees get a company savings plan with Irenee paying 6 percent on accounts of 100 or more. 1815
Floor plan detail for an unidentified mill building. Collector . Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), . Creator . Du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée, . Subject(s) Gunpowder Mills and millworkEquipment and supplies. Subject(s) Name . du Pont de Nemours Company. Hagley Yard. Find all items with name(s)
The Hagley Digital Archives provides online access to selected items from the Hagley Library's collection of images, documents, and publications related to the history of business, technology, and society. ... E. I. du Pont Drawings of Powder Mills and Machinery, No. 123, Roll Mill. Date Created (start) ... Date Created (end) 1830. Summary ...
Children write with quill pens and learn to read, write and cipher at the Brandywine Manufacturers' Sunday School, an 1817 precursor to Delaware's public schools. High on a hill overlooking the powder yards, the first du Pont residence in America, 's Eleutherian Mills, offers a glimpse into the lives of five generations of the family.
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E. I. du Pont Drawings of Powder Mills and Machinery, No. 082, Glazing Mill. Date Created (start) 1803. Date Created (end) 1830. Summary . Detail of glazing mill barrel with bucket. Collector . Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), . Creator . Du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée, . Subject(s) Gunpowder
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company was originally organized in Paris on 21 April 1801. Its initial capital was 36,000 in eighteen shares of 2,000 each. The articles of association authorized Eleuthère Irénée du Pont to purchase land, build a gunpowder mill, and administer the company's business.
Some of the worst explosions in United States history happened here on the banks of the Brandywine. The largest and most notorious du Pont explosion happened on October 7. 1890. It began in the Powder Magazine area and set off a series of explosions down the line. Facebook / Hagley Museum and Library.
The DuPont Powder works served as a key and vital agent for the Union cause, producing nearly onehalf of the black powder used by the Union Army and Navy. Learn the fascinating stories of the du Pont family members who served in support of gunpowder manufacturing, as well as Union soldiers and sailors. Highlighted is the alarming effect that the invasions of the North by the Confederate Army ...
Drawing of gearing for a pounding mill. Collector . Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), . Creator . Du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée, . Subject(s) Gunpowder Mills and millworkEquipment and supplies. Subject(s) Name . du Pont de Nemours Company. Hagley Yard. Find all items with name(s)
The Hagley Digital Archives provides online access to selected items from the Hagley Library's collection of images, documents, and publications related to the history of business, technology, and society. ... E. I. du Pont Drawings of Powder Mills and Machinery, No. 119, Roll Mill. Date Created (start) 1803. Date Created (end) 1830. Summary ...
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Accession: . Abstract: The Louviers dynamite works began production in 1908 and provided explosives primarily for mines in the region. The panoramic photograph shows a view of the DuPont Company dynamite works at Louviers, Colorado, including the magazine area, powder line, and overall view. Dates: 1922.
Overhead and cross section of roll mill roller. Collector . Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), . Creator . Du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée, . Subject(s) Gunpowder Mills and millworkEquipment and supplies. Subject(s) Name . du Pont de Nemours Company. Hagley Yard. Find all items with name(s)
This digital collection features a selection of maps, largely dating to the first two decades of the twentieth century, of the Brandywine Works of du Pont de Nemours Company, now the site of Hagley Museum and Library. The items in this digital collection are sourced from a variety of collections and accessions within the Hagley Library.
du Pont de Nemours Company was established as a black powder manufacturer in 1802 by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours () and his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (). The du Pont's purchased a mill site on the banks of the Brandywine River just North of Wilmington, Delaware.
At Hagley, this was done with the giant "roll mills" lining the river {see diagram} where pairs of eightton iron wheels rolled in tight circles, crushing the three powders into ever finer and ...
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E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE, 19898; (for correspondence) ... how to safely roll powder kegs and how to avoid dropping them. By 1811, E. I. du Pont issued official ... Gunpowder mills on the Brandywine (courtesy Hagley Museum and Library). Process Safety Progress (, ) Published on ...
The DuPont Company employed hundreds of people at their black powder yards along the Brandywine from . In addition to powdermen, DuPont hired carpenters, stone masons, machinists, blacksmiths, teamsters, bookkeepers, and boarding house operators. Working at a gunpowder factory was very dangerous. Although approximately 100 people died ...