Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District

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 is being dismantled as of 3/6/2015

Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District
LocationBarking Road, Plum, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°32′17.35″N 79°45′55.9″W
Built1918
NRHP reference No.98000399[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1998

References

  1. "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

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