Eleutherian Mills
- Also Known As: Eleutherian Mills--Hagley Museum
- Address: DE 141
- Vicinity: N of Wilmington, Brandywine Creek Bridge
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1802/07/00 | E I DuPont de Nemours and Co | Established | Eleuthere Irenee du Pont establishes a gunpowder mill on Brandywine Creek. | |||
1802/07/00 | Eleuthere Irenee du Pont | Work | Eleuthere Irenee du Pont establishes a gunpowder mill on Brandywine Creek. | |||
1812/08/08 | Henry du Pont | Born | Henry Du Pont is born at Eleutherian Mills, Wilmington, Delaware, the second son of E I du Pont and his wife, Sophie Madeleine Dalmas. | |||
1816/02/14 | Alexis Irenee DuPont | Born | Sophie Madeline Dalmas DuPont, wife of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, gives birth to a son, Alexis Irenee DuPont, in Delaware. | |||
1838/07/30 | Henry A du Pont | Born | Henry Algernon du Pont is born at Eleutherian Mills, Greenville, Delaware, to Henry and Louisa Gerhard du Pont. He was the grandson of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont. | |||
1856/10/04 | Alfred Victor Philadelphe du Pont | Died | Alfred Victor Philadelphe du Pont de Nemours dies at Eleutherian Mills, near Greenville, Delaware. He is buried in the du Pont de Nemours Cemetery near Greenville. | |||
1857/08/22 | Alexis Irenee DuPont | Health | As Alexis I DuPont battles a fire at the lower yard of the DuPont Powder Mills, a terrible explosion shatters the building to atoms, mortally wounding DuPont and Louis Vacheand. Antony Dougherty and Edward Hurst are killed and two others are injured. | |||
1857/08/23 | Alexis Irenee DuPont | Died | Severely injured, Alexis I DuPont makes out his will and passes away. He leaves money to finish and maintain St Johns church. | |||
1925/00/00 | Louise du Pont Crowninshield | Work | One of Louise du Pont Crowninshield's earliest historic restoration projects was the original du Pont family estate, Eleutherian Mills, where she lived during the spring and fall months. |
Particulars for Eleutherian Mills: | |
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Area of Significance | Commerce |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Industry |
Historic Use | Manufacturing facility |
Level of Significance | National |
Criteria | Person |
Owner | Private |
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