DuPont Powder Mills
NC-60. On the banks of the Brandywine, one half mile northwest of this crossroad, Eleuthere Ireene du Pont de Nemours built in 1802 the first DuPont Powder Mills in America. Powder was manufactured there for the United States Government in the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War and Great War. Old mills […]
Village of Montchanin
NCC-185: Settled at the triangular intersection of three roads in the early 19th century by workers from the nearby DuPont Black Powder Mills, this village consisted initially of only 2.4 acres. The Wilmington and Northern Railroad established tracks through the vicinity in 1869, leading to a period of sustained growth in population and area. The […]
St. Josephs on the Brandywine
NCC-222: As early as 1813, Mass was celebrated in private homes throughout the area. St. Joseph Church was built in 1841 by a diverse community of Roman Catholic immigrants to meet the needs of the growing Catholic population. The nearby DuPont powder mills, where many parishioners worked, provided the stonemasons who built the walls of […]
