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  2. Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Nemours Estate - Wikipedia

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    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. Carrère and Hastings designed the mansion, which is in the Louis XVI style of French architecture. [2] [3]

  4. List of DuPont historic sites along Delaware Route 141

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    Nemours was created by Alfred I. du Pont in 1909–1910, and named for a French town affiliated with his great-great-grandfather, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours. Carrère and Hastings designed home in the style of Louis XVI—Rococo French architecture. Guided tours are open to the public with reservations highly recommended and required for ...

  5. DuPont - Wikipedia

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    DuPont: From the Banks of the Brandywine to Miracles of Science. Wilmington: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. ISBN 0-8018-7059-3. Ndiaye, Pap A. (trans. 2007). Nylon and Bombs: DuPont and the March of Modern America; Zilg, Gerard Colby. DuPont: Behind the Nylon Curtain (Prentice-Hall: 1974) 623 pages, ISBN 0-13-221077-0; Zilg, Gerard Colby.

  6. Nemours Children's Health - Wikipedia

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    Nemours was founded in 1936 by the Nemours Foundation. Alfred I. duPont was a key figure in establishing Nemours Children's Health. After a career in the family's gunpowder business, duPont turned his focus to charitable work. [5] [1] Upon his death in 1935, the Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust was established.

  7. du Pont family - Wikipedia

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    The du Pont family (English: / d uː ˈ p ɒ n t /) [1] or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), a French minor aristocrat. It has been one of the richest families in the United States since the mid-19th century, when it founded its fortune in the gunpowder business.

  8. DuPont Experimental Station - Wikipedia

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    The Nemours Mansion and Gardens is seen in the upper center. Hagley Museum is off the picture to the immediate left. The DuPont Experimental Station is the largest research and development facility of DuPont, [1] located on the banks of the Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware

  9. DuPont Building - Wikipedia

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    In 1913, the building was expanded into a "U" by adding wings along 10th and 11th streets, the DuPont Playhouse was added, and a portion of the original 1908 section was converted into the Hotel du Pont. [2] (Hotel du Pont is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. [3]) The ...