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Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District

Coordinates: 40°32′17.35″N 79°45′55.9″W / 40.5381528°N 79.765528°W / 40.5381528; -79.765528
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Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District
Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District
Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District is located in the United States
Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District
LocationBarking Road, Plum, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°32′17.35″N 79°45′55.9″W / 40.5381528°N 79.765528°W / 40.5381528; -79.765528
Built1918
NRHP reference No.98000399[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1998

Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District is a historic district in Plum, Pennsylvania. These powder works were started in 1918, and they produced explosive bronze-aluminum powder for use in fireworks and other explosives and pigments for Alcoa. The works were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1998.[1][2] the plant was being dismantled as of 3/6/2015

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, Bonnie J. (1998). "Historic Aluminum Industry Resources of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 1888-1947". National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form. National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2013.

Unfortunately the plant as of 3/6/2015 is being torn down and completely dismantled