Schaghticoke Powder Company
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Gunpowder manufacturing |
| Founded | 1813 |
| Founder | Josiah Masters, Nicholas Masters |
| Headquarters | Schaghticoke , United States |
Area served | Hudson River Valley region |
| Products | Gunpowder |
Schaghticoke Powder Company was a gunpowder manufacturing mill situated in Schaghticoke (village), New York. Established in 1813 by Josiah Masters and Nicholas Masters, its primary purpose was to produce gunpowder for use during the War of 1812.
The operation occupied a 100-acre site along the southern shore of the Hoosick River and comprised twenty structures dedicated to producing various specialized grades of gunpowder. Annually, the company produced around sixty thousand powder kegs, amounting to more than one million pounds of gunpowder. By the year 1893, Schaghticoke Powder Works had earned recognition as one of the longest-standing gunpowder mills in the United States, supplying the Hudson River Valley region for eight decades.
External links
- GUNPOWDER AND ITS MANUFACTURE; Where and How it is Made, The New York Times, August 10, 1861
- Treatise on Mills and Millwork, Part II by William Fairbairn, 1865, Longmans, Green and Co. (pages 252–261)
- Gunpowder Industry overview, Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
- Schaghticoke Powder Company’s Works, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, NY, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
- Schaghticoke Powder Co. v. G. J. Ry. Co., 76 N.E. 153 (NY 1905) – court opinion