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Hagley Museum
The museum offers free parking, lunch and snack facilities, picnic areas and transportation to three major interpretive areas.
Hours of Operation: Regular Hours - March 11, 2006, through December 31, 2006: Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The last bus for a tour of the du Pont residence leaves at 3:30 p.m.
Winter Hours - January 1, 2007, through March 9, 2007: Open weekdays for one guided tour at 1:30 p.m. Open weekends - 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed: Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
General Admission:
Adults - $11.00.
Students and senior citizens - $9.00.
Children ages six to fourteen - $4.00.
Children under six - Free.
Museum Store: Open during museum hours, the shop offers books, gift items and historical reproductions of interest to all ages.
Directions: Hagley is located on Del. Route 141, just north of Wilmington, DE, in the village of Henry Clay. From Wilmington, take Del. Route 52 (Pennsylvania Ave.) north to Del. Route 100 North, to Route 141 North. From U.S. Route 202 (Concord Pike), take Route 141 South.
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Hagley Museum & Gardens
De. Route 141, Wilmington, DE
302.658.2400
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Overview
The Hagley Museum brings America's industrial past to life on 230 wooded acres along the scenic Brandywine. The museum grounds provide some of the most beautiful scenery in Brandywine valley no matter what the season. Make sure to budget some time just to soak in the views of the river.
Hagley's picturesque grounds have been called "The Brandywine Valley's Most Beautiful Mile". Photo courtesy of Hagley Museum & Library. |
The Museum is the site of the original du Pont Company gunpowder mills and its diverse collection of historic restorations, exhibits and live demonstrations will take visitors of all ages back to an era when the rushing waters of the river provided the power for the fledgling nation's early industries.
The Henry Clay Mill, exhibits trace America's expansion from small water-powered mills through the coming of steam power during the Industrial Revolution. The massive stone mills and storehouses of the Powder Yard, complete with a working waterwheel, turbine, steam engine and machine shop, give a clear understanding of how these early industries operated.
The Birkenhead Mill at Hagley Museum. Photo courtesy of Hagley Museum & Library. | Hagley also focuses its attention on the lives of the mostly Irish families who lived and worked in the yards, with interpreters in period dress conducting tours and live demonstrations of domestic chores and activities in the actual homes of the powder yard foremen and their families.
The Hagley grounds also include the charming Georgian-style mansion Eleutherean Mills, the first du Pont family home in America. Built by du Pont Company founder E.I. du Pont in 1803, the house is filled with antiques, portraits and mementos of five generations of the du Pont family. The house is
Eleutherean Mills, the first du Pont family home in America. | also surrounded by a restored French-style garden based on the original planted by du Pont, an avid botanist.
Hagley's Belin House Restaurant is located on Workers' Hill, a restored community that depicts the home lives of the DuPont Company mill workers and their families. Once home to generations of DuPont company bookkeepers, the Belin House offers visitors a panoramic view while dining. You can dine at the Belin House from March 15 through November and on weekends in December without paying museum admission.
Their menu offers a wide selection of soups, salads, sandwiches, and specialties like the Hagley Burger (Boursin cheese and sauteed mushrooms).
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