Jennifer Posedel: 1 book
by Jennifer Posedel, Stephen Lawton, Hercules Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
The history of explosives manufacturing in Hercules began in 1879, when the California Powder Works acquired a site on San Pablo Bay, 20 miles northeast of San Francisco. The powder works, subsequently owned by Dupont and the Hercules Powder Company, produced one of the first internationally branded...
