page_title: Eleutherian Mills
hierarchical_section_title: Eleutherian Mills
caption_attribution_description: English: 1905 postcard of the Dupont Gunpowder Mills, working at the time. Note the handwritten "These blow up occasionally, and then?"
context_page_description: From 1802 to 1921, Eleutherian Mills was a gunpowder mill site used for the manufacture of explosives by the Du Pont family business, which was founded by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. The name also refers to the house on the hill above the mills, which was the first Du Pont family home in America. In 1952, the site became an outdoor museum, and the Hagley Museum and Library was founded.
context_section_description: From 1802 to 1921, Eleutherian Mills was a gunpowder mill site used for the manufacture of explosives by the Du Pont family business, which was founded by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. The name also refers to the house on the hill above the mills, which was the first Du Pont family home in America. In 1952, the site became an outdoor museum, and the Hagley Museum and Library was founded.
caption: Working powder mills on Brandywine Creek, about 1905. Note the handwritten "These blow up occasionally, and then?"
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