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Du Pont Gunpowder Company Started in 1804, by 1811 the Du Pont Gunpowder Company was the largest single gunpowder supplier in the United States. The War Department purchased over 325 tons of gunpowder from the Willington Delaware factory. Visitors today can learn about gunpowder manufacture during the war of 1812 from the Hagley Museum. Many of the powder yard buildings and textile mills in use during the war still stand and are part of the museum tour.
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