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Excerpt from The Indicator, a newsletter published by the New York and New Jersey sections of the American Chemical Society. Explores the history of DuPont's New Jersey facilities and their contributions to the defense industry. Includes a two-page...
Experimental tunnel at DuPont Company's plant at Pompton Lakes, New Jersey is used by Eastern Laboratory technicians to duplicate conditions in underground mines. Tunnel is drilled 100 feet into face of a stone cliff. It enables researchers to...
Caption: "Memorial marker made from 7 1/2 ton granite millstone ordered from France in 1801, was dedicated at DuPont Company's 150th anniversary celebration, July 18 on banks of Brandywine Creek. Henry Rogers, Pompton Lakes, NJ, chosen by lot from...