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DuPont Home & Garden
Patent Models Display
Powder Yard

The first Du Pont black powder was made in these powder yards in 1804 launching one of the longest standing and most innovative American enterprises since this country’s founding.

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Wilmington, DE 19807

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298 Buck Road
Wilmington, DE 19807

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​Wilmington, DE 19807-0630

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