Chemistry came of age as a science in the late 1700’s-the same time America came of age as a nation. Over the next two centuries, chemists played key roles in expanding the frontiers of knowledge, advancing medicine and industry, and creating products from aspirin to zippers. This site tells their stories.
To see the names and locations of the landmarks, simply click on a state in the map below.
WashingtonNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. IdahoNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. MontanaNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. North DakotaNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. WisconsinNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. MichiganOrganic free radicals Ann Arbor, Michigan Read the Story. Bromine production process Midland, Michigan Read the Story. OregonNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. WyomingNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. South DakotaNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. IowaNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program< 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. IllinoisPenicillin: Foundation for large-scale production Peoria, Illinois Read the Story. Noyes Laboratory: : One Hundred Years of Chemistry Champagne-Urbana, Illinois Read the Story. Alice Hamilton: Developer of Occupational Medicine Chicago, Illinois Read the Story. Riverside Laboratory: Cradle of Chemistry McCook, Illinois IndianaPhysostigmine synthesized: Treatments for glaucoma, arthritis uncovered Greencastle, Indiana Read the story. OhioSynthetic Rubber Program: Akron, Ohio Read the story. The Development of Tide®: Cincinnati, Ohio Read the story. Atomic Weight of Oxygen Set To Allow Research Accuracy: Cleveland, Ohio Kem-Tone® paint: Cleveland, Ohio Read the story. The Development of High Performance Carbon Fibers: Cleveland, Ohio Read the story. The Development of the Columbia Dry Cell Battery: Cleveland, Ohio Read the story. Chemical Abstracts Service: Columbus, Ohio Read the story. Production of Aluminum Metal by Electrochemistry: Oberlin, Ohio Read the story. Acrylonitrile production process Warrensville, Ohio Read the story. CaliforniaQuality and Stability of Frozen Foods: Time-Temperature Studies and Their Significance Albany, California Read the Story. Gilman Hall: Cradle of Chemistry Berkeley, California Read the Story. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Cradle of Chemistry Berkeley, California Visit the Web site. The Beckman pH Meter Invention of a Tool of Chemistry Pasadena, California Read the Story. Radiation Chemistry Commercialized Redwood City, California NevadaNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. UtahNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. ColoradoNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. NebraskaNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. KentuckyNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. ArizonaNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. New MexicoNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. TexasNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. ArkansasWilliams-Miles History of Chemistry Collection Searcy, Arkansas LouisianaFluid bed reactor for gasoline production Baton Rouge, Louisiana Read the story. Norbert Rillieux and a Revolution in Sugar Processing New Orleans, Louisiana Read the story. Evolution of Durable Press and Flame Retardant Cotton New Orleans, Louisiana Read the story. Mississippi< No Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. TennesseeChemicals from Coal Kingsport, Tennessee Production and Distribution of Radioisotopes Oak Ridge, Tennessee Read the story. GeorgiaSavannah Pulp and Paper Laboratory founded by Charles Herty Savannah, Georgia Read the story. FloridaNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. West VirginiaNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. MarylandNational Institute of Standards and Technology, (NIST) Gaithersburg, Maryland Read the story. PennsylvaniaChandler Chemistry Laboratory Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Read the story. Tagamet(R) A Medicine That Changed People's Lives King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Read the story. Houdry process for gasoline production Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania Read the story. Pennsylvania home of Joseph Priestley Northumberland, Pennsylvania Read the story. Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Read the story. The Development of Water-based Acrylic Emulsion Technology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Read the story. The Commercialization of Aluminum Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Read the story. Progesterone synthesis University Park, Pennsylvania Read the story. Food Dehydration Technology Wyndoor, Pennsylvania Read the story. New YorkJohn W. Draper and the founding of the American Chemical Society Washington, District of Columbia Read the story. The Polymer Research Institute Brooklyn, New York Read the story. The Development of Deep-tank Fermentation Brooklyn, New York Read the story. Havemeyer Hall: Cradle of Chemistry New York City, New York Read the story. Protein and nucleic acid chemistry: Rockefeller University New York City, New York Read the story. Bakelite Yonkers, New York Read the story. VermontNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. MaineNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. MassachusettsNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. ConnecticutNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. DelawareFirst nylon plant Seaford, Delaware Read the story. Polymer Science: Carother's research at DuPont begins Wilmington, Delaware Read the story. North CarolinaCalcium carbide and acetylene production process Eden, North Carolina Read the story. The Discovery of Camptothecin and Taxol® Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Read the story. South CarolinaNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. AlaskaNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. HawaiiNo Landmarks in this State. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. District of ColumbiaNo Landmarks in this District. Take Action! Nominate a Landmark! For more information, contact: American Chemical Society Office of Communications National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 872-6274 Toll-free: (800) 227-5558 E-mail:nhclp@acs.org Click here to see the nomination process. To see the names and locations of National Historic Chemical Landmarks, simply press on a state at the left.
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