Another former Ellsworth Zouave:
H. DWIGHT LAFLIN-- Became president of Laflin-Vauder Gunpowder Company. One of the largest gunpowder companies in the United States. In 1898, he had 577 acres of land near Kenosha, Wisconsin (area where the outlet malls are located today).
On March 9, 1911, there was a huge explosion there at the Laflin, Rand Company when millions of pounds of dynamite and gunpowder exploded just after 8 pm.
Not only was the plant, covering hundreds of acres, but the people in the community of Pleasant Prairie where it was located and for surrounding area were damaged. The shockwave was felt as far away as 500 miles from Kenosha.
--Old Secesh
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