▁Pan ama ▁Canal . ▁ ▁A ▁company ▁town ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁about ▁a ▁mile ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁explos ives ▁manufact uring ▁facility . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁village ▁had ▁two ▁houses ▁for ▁the ▁plant ▁man agers ▁and ▁ 5 8 ▁houses ▁for ▁the ▁workers , ▁which ▁increased ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁houses ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁re - design ated ▁as ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Du P ont ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁officially ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁started ▁s elling ▁the ▁houses ▁to ▁the ▁employees . ▁The ▁original ▁company ▁town , ▁roughly ▁bounded ▁by ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁St , ▁P enn iman ▁St , ▁Brand yw ine ▁A ve , ▁and ▁Du P ont ▁A ve , ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁as ▁the ▁Du P ont ▁Village ▁Historic ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁dynam ite ▁plant ▁was ▁shut down ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁afterwards ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁W ey er ha e user ▁company ▁for ▁$ 1 2 ▁million . ▁The ▁ 3 , 2 0 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁was ▁initially ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁l umber ▁export ▁plant ▁but ▁the ▁company ▁later ▁decided ▁to ▁further ▁develop ▁the ▁town ▁under ▁a ▁New ▁Urban ism ▁model . ▁Du P