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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is a pediatric hospital located in Wilmington, Delaware. [1] It is operated by the Nemours Foundation, a non-profit organization created through the last will and testament of philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont by his widow Jessie Ball duPont in 1936, and dedicated to improving children's health. [2]
In 1940, the Alfred I. duPont Institute, a pediatric orthopedic hospital, opened on the grounds of the Nemours Estate in Wilmington, Delaware. [1] Edward Ball, Jessie Ball duPont's younger brother, also played a significant role in managing the assets of Alfred I. duPont's estate and the Nemours Foundation.
Map of the history of the DuPont family and company along Delaware Route 141. Along Delaware Route 141 there are a number of historic sites that trace the history of both the Du Pont family and the DuPont company. At the southwest end is DuPont’s Chestnut Run Plaza and at the northeastern end is the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.
The Nemours Foundation is a non-profit organization in Jacksonville, Florida, created through the last will and testament of philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont by his widow Jessie Ball duPont in 1936, and dedicated to improving the health of children. [1]
Nemours was created by Alfred I. du Pont in 1909–10 as a gift for his second wife, Alicia. It was named for the north-central French town of Nemours, which was affiliated with his great-great-grandfather, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours.
Both Nemours and Epping Forest have been restored to their original splendor. A public school in Jacksonville, the Alfred I. duPont Middle School, is located not far from his Epping Forest estate. Alfred du Pont was designated a Great Floridian by the Florida Department of State in the Great Floridians 2000 Program. A plaque attesting to the ...
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