DuPont gunpowder mills on the Brandywine Creek

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The DuPont gunpowder mills on the Brandywine Creek were an early 19th-century American industrial complex that became one of the nation’s leading producers of gunpowder and the foundation of the DuPont company’s industrial empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gunpowder mill ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
industrial complex ⓘ
architecturalFeature stone mill buildings ⓘ
water wheels and raceways ⓘ
associatedWith DuPont family ⓘ
linked to: Du Pont

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont ⓘ
ceasedGunpowderProduction early 20th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1802 ⓘ
contributedTo growth of American munitions industry ⓘ
industrialization of the Brandywine Valley ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse museum exhibits on industrial history ⓘ
research site for industrial archaeology ⓘ
developedBy Éleuthère Irénée du Pont ⓘ
documentedBy Hagley Museum and Library archives ⓘ
economicImpact generated capital for DuPont’s later chemical businesses ⓘ
major employer in the Brandywine region ⓘ
era early 19th century ⓘ
established 1802 ⓘ
foundationOf DuPont industrial empire ⓘ
linked to: DuPont
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
historicalRole major supplier of gunpowder to the U.S. government ⓘ
supplier of gunpowder during 19th-century American wars ⓘ
industry gunpowder manufacturing ⓘ
locatedIn Brandywine Creek ⓘ
Delaware ⓘ
locatedNear Wilmington, Delaware ⓘ
ownedBy E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ⓘ
linked to: DuPont
partOf Hagley Museum and Library ⓘ
peakImportance 19th century ⓘ
poweredBy water power ⓘ
preservedAs open-air industrial museum ⓘ
product black powder ⓘ
blasting powder ⓘ
military gunpowder ⓘ
reasonForLocation availability of water power ⓘ
proximity to markets along the East Coast ⓘ
safetyFeature earthen blast walls ⓘ
separated small production buildings to limit explosion damage ⓘ
significance one of the leading early American producers of gunpowder ⓘ
status historic site ⓘ
technology improved French gunpowder-making techniques ⓘ
tourism open to the public for guided tours ⓘ
waterSource Brandywine Creek ⓘ

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Éleuthère Irénée du Pont → founded → DuPont gunpowder mills on the Brandywine Creek ⓘ
Hagley Museum and Library → mainCampus → former E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company gunpowder works site ⓘ
linked to: DuPont gunpowder mills on the Brandywine Creek
Brandywine Creek → knownFor → du Pont gunpowder mills vicinity ⓘ
linked to: DuPont gunpowder mills on the Brandywine Creek
Alexis I. du Pont → notableFamilyBusiness → du Pont gunpowder mills ⓘ
linked to: DuPont gunpowder mills on the Brandywine Creek