GUNPOWDER MILLS
on the Internet

Britain

Sites

• Greenwich Marsh --A history of the Millenium Exhibition Site.
  The main government magazine for the reception and proving of gunpowder was on Greenwich Marsh until 1802.
• Site 3

General Information

• Royal Commission for Historic Monuments England
  The Commission has carried out a survey of the archaeology of explosives production under the title 'Dangerous Energy'
• Site 2

United States

Dupont Company

• The Hagley Museum and Library
  Museum at Wilmington, Delaware preserving the site of Du Pont's first Gunpowder Mill.
  The web site includes a 'virtual visit' overview of the exhibits.
• Brief History of DuPont
  Corporate history on the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company's own website.
• The Dupont Family
  A brief history of the family from the Philadelphia Inquirer of Sunday 28th January 1996.

Sites

• Meramec Caverns, Stanton, MO
  Saltpeter Mine and site of Civil War Federal powder mill
• Historic Sites of Augusta -- Richmond County, Georgia
  Confederate works operated for 3 years until 1865 producing 2.75m lbs of powder.
• Site 4

General Information

• Black Powder Resources
  All sorts of USA references, addresses and links for someone wanting to fire historic guns.

Australia

Penny Royal

The best description is given on :-

• North Tasmania Attractions

Greece

Dimitsana, Arcadia Prefecture

• The Mountains of Arcadia - from The Tourist Guide of Greece

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