Aug. 1—An explosion at Oliver Powder Mills in Laurel Run on Wilkes-Barre Mountain was heard from Nanticoke to Pittston on Aug. 4, 1904. A father was killed while his son and two girls were injured in ...

Full of the wishful conviction (after Versailles) that a world war was too horrible ever to happen again, the U. S. turned its back on $155,000,000 of Government investment in powder mills, sold out ...

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There was a 105-year history of gunpowder manufacture in this area. A 1921 history of Maynard noted that many local men found employment in the American Powder Mills, adding, "...occasional explosions ...

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Here in Prince George’s County, we have both “Powder Mill Road” and “Old Gunpowder Road.” Their names certainly suggest that at some time in the past there were one or more gunpowder mills somewhere ...

A visual reminder of Tomball's ties to Civil War history can be found at Spring Creek Park, 15012 Brown Road. A Texas Historical Marker at the northwest corner of the park commemorates the site where ...