Eleutherian Mills
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School and Hagley Museum and Library.
Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School
Heritage site
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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 420 feet west of Eleutherian Mills.
Hagley Museum and Library
Museum
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The Hagley Museum and Library is a nonprofit educational institution in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. Covering more than 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine Creek, the museum and grounds include the first du Pont family home and garden in the United States, the powder yards, and a 19th-century machine shop. Hagley Museum and Library is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Eleutherian Mills.
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 1,100 feet northwest of Eleutherian Mills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Henry Clay and Alapocas.
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.
Alapocas
Hamlet
Alapocas Run State Park is a 359-acre public recreation area located in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, along Brandywine Creek and its Alapocas Run tributary.
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.
Eleutherian Mills
- Type: Protected area
- Description: gunpowder mill site used for the manufacture of explosives founded by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont
- Categories: factory, mill, heritage site, and historic site
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.77885° or 39° 46′ 44″ northLongitude
-75.5749° or 75° 34′ 30″ westOpen location code
87F6QCHG+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 367188923OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q5359496
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- French: “Eleutherian Mills”
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