PINOLE — The intertwined history of Pinole and Hercules and their connections to the crucial and dangerous dynamite industry that helped shape California and world history will be explored at a free ...

Railroad Avenue, Hercules: In 1881, the California Powder Works built a town along the shores of the San Pablo Bay. Founded for the purpose of manufacturing dynamite, it became the world's largest ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Jim Babcock and some of his co-workers on the dynamite line had just finished their lunch under a shade tree, trying to catch a break from the 100-degree heat before they went back to ...