Hagley Museum near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Leaving France ⎯⎯⎯ Arriving in America
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 27, 2025
1. Leaving France / Arriving in America Marker
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Leaving France, also, Arriving in America. .
Leaving France. Politics in France prompted the du Ponts to look for a future elsewhere. Economic opportunities in the United States enticed the du Ponts to the new nation. Politicians and business leaders who knew Pierre Samuel and Victor further encouraged the family to look towards the new republic across the Atlantic., In 1799, after two years of planning, the du Pont family made their way to the United States. They expected their journey to take a month. It took three.,
Arriving in America. The du Ponts spotted the American coast on January 1, 1800, just off Newport, Rhode Island. They made their way to Bon Sejour, or "Goodstay," a home at Bergen Point, New Jersey. From there they established Pierre Samuel du Pont Nemours Father and Sons and Company of New York. They had the support of leading figures including Pierre Samuel's acquaintance Thoams Jefferson and former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton.
Leaving France
Politics in France prompted the du Ponts to look for a future elsewhere. Economic opportunities in the United States enticed the du Ponts to the new nation. Politicians and business leaders who knew Pierre Samuel and Victor further encouraged the family to look towards the new republic across the Atlantic.
In 1799, after two years of planning, the du Pont family made their way to the United States. They expected their journey to take a month. It took three.
Arriving in America
The du Ponts spotted the American coast on January 1, 1800, just off Newport, Rhode Island. They made their way to Bon Sejour, or "Goodstay," a home at Bergen Point, New Jersey. From there they established Pierre Samuel du Pont Nemours Father & Sons & Company of New York. They had the support of leading figures including Pierre Samuel's acquaintance Thoams Jefferson and former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton.
75° 34.45′ 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 Blacksmith Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 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 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.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 27, 2025
2. Leaving France / Arriving in America Marker
(here, next to this marker); Trees (a few steps from this marker); Water (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
