Some Du Pont dates, 1639-1931, 1934.

Du Pont family

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...

Hercules Powder Company

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Atlas Powder Company

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The mines of Michigan's Copper Country were generally self-reliant; however, there were at least three things they could not find along the Keweenaw Peninsula - coal, iron and explosives. These items were transported, often at great expense, to Michigan from elsewhere. In an attempt to lower these costs, the controlling interests of the Tamarack and Osceola Mines, and later Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper Company invested in the area's first explosives plant at Woodside in 1884. When thi...

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Explosives Dept.

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