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National Vulcanized Fibre Corp. site in Yorklyn

Office furniture sits in a building at the former National Vulcanized Fibre Corp. in Yorklyn on April 9. The state parks program has invested about $3.8 million on trail development, roads and utilities.
Office furniture sits in a building at the former National Vulcanized Fibre Corp. in Yorklyn on April 9. The state parks program has invested about $3.8 million on trail development, roads and utilities.
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The former National Vulcanized Fibre Corp. mill complex in Yorkly is shown on April 9. A public-private partnership is redeveloping the site.
The former National Vulcanized Fibre Corp. mill complex in Yorkly is shown on April 9. A public-private partnership is redeveloping the site.
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A future visitors center on the site of the National Vulcanized Fibre Corp. factory in Yorklyn is shown April 9. A network of trails and other projects are planned around the complex.
A future visitors center on the site of the National Vulcanized Fibre Corp. factory in Yorklyn is shown April 9. A network of trails and other projects are planned around the complex.
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Equipment fills a building in the National Vulcanized Fibre Corp. complex in Yorklyn on April 9. Only recently has life started returning to the former industrial site.
Equipment fills a building in the National Vulcanized Fibre Corp. complex in Yorklyn on April 9. Only recently has life started returning to the former industrial site.
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John Cargill, left, and Matt Chesser, of the state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, look over the former National Vulcanized Fibre Corp. in Yorklyn on April 9. A redevelopment plan for the industrial site is progressing.
John Cargill, left, and Matt Chesser, of the state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, look over the former National Vulcanized Fibre Corp. in Yorklyn on April 9. A redevelopment plan for the industrial site is progressing.
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#1 Fibre Mill just after completion in 1904. It soon tripled in size.
#1 Fibre Mill just after completion in 1904. It soon tripled in size.
DNREC
Auburn Mills Historic District in 1958.
Auburn Mills Historic District in 1958.
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Matt Chesser, of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, stands inside a former NVF factory in Yorklyn on April 9. A public-partnership is redevelopming the 99-acre industrial site.
Matt Chesser, of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, stands inside a former NVF factory in Yorklyn on April 9. A public-partnership is redevelopming the 99-acre industrial site.
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The site of the former NVF factory in Yorklyn is shown on April 9. The maze of factories, which once made vulcanized fiber, is part of a redevelopment plan that calls for residential and commercial projects, along with greenspace.
The site of the former NVF factory in Yorklyn is shown on April 9. The maze of factories, which once made vulcanized fiber, is part of a redevelopment plan that calls for residential and commercial projects, along with greenspace.
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