Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District

Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District
LocationBarking Road, Plum, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°32′17.35″N 79°45′55.9″W / 40.5381528°N 79.765528°W / 40.5381528; -79.765528
Built1918
NRHP reference No.98000399[1]
Added to NRHPMay 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 explosives and pigments for Alcoa. The works were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1998.[1][2] the plant was being dismantled as of 3/6/2015

References

  1. ^ a b "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