Accouterments of the family's life in this century vintage automobiles, a bowling alley and bottling room are also on view. Hagley Museum and Library Hagley Museum is the original site of du Pont mills, started in 1802, and the family's first American home. It is an outdoor museum and its many parts are spread over 240 acres along the shores of the Brandywine River. Workers in the 19th century lived on the property and part of their community has been restored. Eleutherian Mills , the Georgian-style home of E. I. du Pont, founder of the company, is high on a hill above the remains of the original powder yards.
Demonstrations taking place at various shops and exhibits illustrate the powder making process.
The Brandywine River Museum is housed in a brick gristmill, circa 1864, on the banks of the river. Three generations of Wyeths are shown here, but other American artists share the space, too. N. C. Wyeth moved to the area early in the century to study with Howard Pyle. The museum owns some of Pyle's best works. Landscapes painted by Edward Moran and Asher Durand, who like the Wyeths were inspired by the local scene, are displayed, too.