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Giant Powder
Giant Powder Co. Acquires Point Conchal Site
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Production Houses
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First TNT Production Line at Hercules
At Hercules Works, CPW erects a
TNT production line
with capacity of 20,000 pounds per day. Capacity increased to 80,000 pounds per day before the US enters World War I.
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HIstory of the Explosives Industry in America
Comprehensive industrial history of the industry to about 1925, often supported by direct evidence of the men alive at the time.
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