Hagley Museum near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 6, 2023

1. Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours Plaque

Inscription. Born 14 December 1739 in Paris, France, Died 7 August 1817 at Eleutherian Mills.

Leading Figure of the Enlightenment • Educational Pioneer • Physiocrat, Political Visionary, and Diplomat • Knight of the Order of Vasa • Devoted Patriot of his Native France and Adopted Home in America • Patriarch of the du Pont Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is August 7, 1817.

Location. 39° 47.059′ N, 75° 34.738′ W. Marker is near Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Hagley Museum. It can be reached from Hagley Creek Road north of Old Barley Mill Road. Marker faces the entrance pavement of the E. I. Du Pont Home at the Eleutherian Mills, between the home and the office buildings, and can be reached by tram on the Hagley Museum tour. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Hagley Creek Rd, Wilmington DE 19807, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American

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Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: E. I. Du Pont Restored Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Gardens at Hagley (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hagley's Pollinator Garden (about 300 feet away); Cooper Shop (about 300 feet away); Greenhouse (about 300 feet away); Eleutherian Mills (about 400 feet away); Marquis de Lafayette (about 400 feet away); Pierre Samuel DuPont de Nemours Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry. Excerpt:

Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours was a French-American writer, economist, publisher and government official. During the French Revolution, he, his two sons and their families migrated to the United States.

His son Éleuthère
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 6, 2023

2. Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours Plaque
Irénée du Pont was the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. He was the patriarch and progenitor of one of the United States’s most successful and wealthiest business dynasties of the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

Du Pont initially supported the French Revolution and served as president of the National Constituent Assembly.

He and his son Eleuthère were among those who physically defended Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette from a mob besieging the Tuileries Palace in Paris during the insurrection of 10 August 1792. Condemned to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror, du Pont was awaiting execution when Robespierre fell ... and he was spared.

(Submitted on June 13, 2023.)

E. I. du Pont de Nemours Home at Eleutherian Mills image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 6, 2023

3. E. I. du Pont de Nemours Home at Eleutherian Mills

The plaque is visible on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.