TOURS

    Hagley Museum and Gardens: Where the DuPont Story Begins

    Hagley Museum and Gardens: Where the DuPont Story Begins

    Presented by Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania at Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania

    October 11, 2012


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    Bob Gutowski
    Morris Arboretum Historian

    Situated on 235 picturesque acres along the Brandywine River, Hagley is the birthsite of the DuPont Company and a touchstone in American history. Among industrial ruins and restorations, collections of Americana, demonstrations of water power, and seasonal landscape splendor, this park-like museum depicts home and worklife in a nineteenth century industrial community along the Brandywine. The tour includes the Visitor Center, Powder Yard, Machine Shop, Workers’ Hill, the du Pont family home with its restored 19th century French-style garden, and the first office of the DuPont Company. The group will have lunch in the Soda House. Touring resumes after lunch and finishes in the Visitor Center. We will meet at the Arboretum and travel by bus. Park in the meadow next to the entrance kiosk. The trip cost includes lunch.


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      • Venue Info

        Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania

        100 E. Northwestern Avenue
        Philadelphia, PA 19118

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $88 (Non-member)
        $80 (Member)

        Info Phone: 215-247-5777, ext. 125

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        October 11, 2012

        Times:

        8:30 am-5 pm


      • Accessibility Info

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