Delaware's Industrial Brandywine

Last month, Hagley launched Delaware’s Industrial Brandywine, an online project produced by the library with support from the Delaware Industrial History Initiative, the Delaware Humanities Forum, and the National Endowment of the Humanities.

The website at www.industrialbrandywine.org provides a comprehensive look at businesses along the Brandywine River in Delaware from the late 17th to the 20th centuries. The goal of the project to document the rich history of the region and provide historians, students, and life-long learners a resource for understanding the development of industry along the Brandywine River.

The site is a work in progress and Hagley is encouraging the public to contribute their knowledge of the area using the comment sections found throughout the site or by contacting us via email through our Ask Hagley form.

If you have any questions or comments about the site, please contact Kevin Martin, Curator of Digital Collection, at kmartin@hagley.org.