1847 powder mill explosion

Dryer explosion 1914, Hagley ID 1972238_207, Edmond Rhett du Pont photograph collection (Accession 1972.238), Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department, Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE 19807

Noise like that of an earthquake

by Dave Tabler

Above: A Dupont Powder Mill Drying House explosion/fire from 1914 / Hagley Museum and Library In 1847 Dupont’s Powder Mill was in the midst of supplying gunpowder to the US Government, then midway through the… Read More »Noise like that of an earthquake