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First Gunpowder Production

When: April 1804
Where: Brandywine Creek
Part of: Éleuthère Irénée du Pont founds E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

The first gunpowder was produced in April 1804, marking the operational start of the manufactory.

Although the company was founded in 1802, the first gunpowder was produced in April 1804. This production utilized capital raised in France and gunpowder machinery imported from France.

Sources

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-21
DuPont Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-30

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