Two hundred years of commerce began here on the sylvan Brandywine River. All the staff at Hagley are proud to show the origins, the black powder making that was the origin of DuPont. Take the time along the river to watch them crank open the wiers to power the two-hundred year old grinding wheels. It is 1850 for a moment. More

It's probably been just a few years since our first visit to the Hagley but I seemed to appreciate it even more this time. The setting is so gorgeous and the various demonstrations plus the history of the family - that you basically follow throughout the Brandywine Valley - it's all fascinating of a very grand time in the history... More

I visited because I overheard someone talking about the Hagley and we had a very pleasant afternoon there. Get directions from their site because, like many, we followed the GPS and ended up at the Library/Soda House end of the facility. So many people do this that they have preprinted directions to get you to the correct entrance. What would... More

On May 3rd, our group of 20 men toured this great facility. We had arranged for a guided tour and had 2 very knowledgeable and efficient docents lead us through the various venues. We also had arranged for a catered on-site luncheon. Everything was top-notch and went off without a hitch. The tour had something for everybody: The DuPont ancestral... More

This place has something for everyone a mansion gardens & a beautiful setting for the ladies and a tour of the original gun powder works for the gents More

The grounds are fairly large and they have brought the various elements of the original site back to life. Be sure to visit the various buildings when they have demonstrations. All are excellent. You really end up getting a sense of what it was like back in the day. All the docents are very knowledgeable. More

The Hagley Museum is comprised of a number of different buildings that have been preserved from the era when the DuPont family made "black powder" (as in gunpowder), a critical material in American history. As you can imagine, making black powder could be dangerous and if carefully look at the remaining buildings and listen to the tour guides you will... More

The main building was an interesting museum about the area and the contributions of the DuPont family. The Grounds were beautiful and the docents were knowledgeable. The walk along the river and the trip up to the mansion and the workers village were all very nice. More

Hagley is much bigger than a simple museum. It's sprawling grounds show what an entire community was like during the era of its heyday. I was impressed with the variety of displays at the museum, from a schoolhouse, to a working water wheel, to a steam powered machine shop. More