Brandywine Powder Mills District
Brandywine Powder Mills District is a protected area in New Castle County, Delaware. Brandywine Powder Mills District is situated nearby to Jacob Broom House, as well as near the heritage site Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School and Eleutherian Mills.
Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School
Heritage site
Photo: GrandpaGranite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School, also known as Sunday School and Hagley Office, is a historic Sunday school building located near Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School is situated 1,000 feet south of Brandywine Powder Mills District.
Eleutherian Mills
Protected area
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Eleutherian Mills is a gunpowder mill site that was used for the manufacture of explosives from 1802 to 1921. It was founded by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, which grew into the DuPont company. Eleutherian Mills is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Brandywine Powder Mills District.
Jacob Broom House
House
The Jacob Broom House, also known historically as Hagley, is a historic house on Christchurch Road near Montchanin, Delaware. It was built in 1795 by Founding Father Jacob Broom, one of the Delaware signers of the United States Constitution. Jacob Broom House is situated 730 feet southwest of Brandywine Powder Mills District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Henry Clay and Montchanin.
Henry Clay
Hamlet
Breck's Mill Area, also known as Breck's Mill Area-Henry Clay Village Historic District, is a national historic district located along Brandywine Creek in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington.
Montchanin
Hamlet
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Montchanin is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Montchanin is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 100 and Kirk Road to the northwest of Wilmington.
Rockland
Hamlet
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Rockland is an unincorporated community in northern New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It lies along Rockland Road north of the city of Wilmington, the county seat of New Castle County.
Brandywine Powder Mills District
- Type: Protected area
- Categories: heritage site and historic site
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.7817° or 39° 46′ 54″ northLongitude
-75.57662° or 75° 34′ 36″ westOpen location code
87F6QCJF+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 336603713OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include E.I. duPont Garden and Crowninshield Garden.
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