Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District


Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

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Location	Barking Road, Plum, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°32′17.35″N 79°45′55.9″W / 40.5381528°N 79.765528°W / 40.5381528; -79.765528Coordinates: 40°32′17.35″N 79°45′55.9″W / 40.5381528°N 79.765528°W / 40.5381528; -79.765528
Built	1918
NRHP Reference #	98000399^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 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 exlosives 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

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Wilkinson, Bonnie J. (1998). "Historic Aluminum Industry Resources of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 1888-1947" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form. National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2013.

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

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