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    The Pont de l'Alma (English: Alma Bridge) is a road bridge in Paris, France, across the Seine. It was named to commemorate the Battle of Alma during the...
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    Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (/djuːˈpɒnt, ˈdjuːpɒnt/ dew-PONT, DEW-pont, French: [eløtɛʁ iʁene dy pɔ̃ d(ə) nəmuʁ]; 24 June 1771 – 31 October 1834)...
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  • DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and...
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  • Thumbnail for Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
    Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (/djuːˈpɒnt, ˈdjuːpɒnt/ dew-PONT, DEW-pont, French: [pjɛʁ samɥɛl dy pɔ̃ d(ə) nəmuʁ]; 14 December 1739 – 7 August 1817)...
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    The Pont de Normandie (English: Normandy Bridge) is a cable-stayed road bridge that spans the river Seine linking Le Havre to Honfleur in Normandy, northern...
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    The du Pont family (English: /duːˈpɒnt/) or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817)....
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    The Pont de Grenelle-Cadets de Saumur, formerly known as Pont de Grenelle (English: Grenelle Bridge. "Cadets de Saumur" is the name of the students of...
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    bakehouse were completed. In 1787, the rebuilt fort became known as Tête-de-Pont Barracks. During the War of 1812, the fort was the focus of military activity...
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  • Cookies (French: Les Galettes de Pont-Aven, "The Galettes of Pont-Aven") is a French drama film directed by Joël Séria. Henri Serin (Jean-Pierre Marielle)...
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  • Thumbnail for Pont de l'Archevêché
    The Pont de l'Archevêché (Archbishop's Bridge) is a bridge crossing the Seine river in Paris, France. The bridge links the 4th Arrondissement, at the...
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  • department, Picardy Pont-l'Évêque cheese, named after the commune in Normandy Pont l'Eveque (horse), winner of the 1940 English Derby Roger de Pont L'Évêque, 12th-century...
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  • Bridgehead (redirect from Tête de pont)
    some cases a bridgehead may exist for months. Bridgehead (French tête de pont) is a High Middle Ages military term, which before the invention of cannons...
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  • John Eleuthère du Pont (November 22, 1938 – December 9, 2010) was an American convicted murderer. Heir to the du Pont family fortune, he was a published...
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  • Turold, also Thorold or Touroude, Sire de Pont-Audemer / de Ponteaudemer (born c. 950 A.D.) was a Norman aristocrat in Normandy that is today a region...
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  • Pont de Pierre may refer to the following bridges: Pont de Pierre (Aosta), a Roman bridge in Aosta, Italy Pont de Pierre (Bordeaux), a 19th-century bridge...
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    the ennobling suffix "de Nemours" after election to the Constituent Assembly) and patriarch of the du Pont family. Du Pont de Nemours immigrated to America...
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    Pont-de-Chéruy (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də ʃeʁɥi]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Pont-de-Chéruy is located in the department...
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    48°23′04″N 4°29′48″W / 48.384381°N 4.496541°W / 48.384381; -4.496541 The Pont de Recouvrance (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də ʁəkuvʁɑ̃s]) is a vertical-lift...
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  • The Pont de Rei (English: King's Bridge, French: Pont du Roi, Occitan: Eth Pònt de Rei) is a bridge and border crossing over the river Garonne that connects...
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  • Pont-Saint-Esprit The 1951 Pont-Saint-Esprit mass poisoning, known in French as Le Pain Maudit, took place on 15 August 1951, in the small town of Pont-Saint-Esprit...
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    Pont-Aven School (French: École de Pont-Aven; Breton: Skol Pont Aven) encompasses works of art influenced by the Breton town of Pont-Aven and its surroundings...
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  • Thumbnail for Pont de Bercy
    The Pont de Bercy (English: Bridge of Bercy) is a bridge over the Seine in Paris. It links the 12th and 13th arrondissement of Paris by extending the...
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    Doris de Pont ONZM (born 1954) is a New Zealand fashion designer and director of the New Zealand Fashion Museum. Doris de Pont was born in Auckland, New...
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    William du Pont Jr. (February 11, 1896 – December 31, 1965) was an English-born American businessman and banker, and a prominent figure in the sport of...
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    The Pont de Neuilly (English: Bridge of Neuilly) is a road and rail bridge carrying the Route nationale 13 (N13) and Paris Métro Line 1 which crosses...
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    Sérusier. They were collectively known as "Pont-Aven School" (French: École de Pont-Aven, Breton: Skol Pont-Aven). Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art (PASCA)...
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  • Thumbnail for Pont de Sèvres station
    Pont de Sèvres station (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ d(ə) sɛvʁ]) is a station of the Paris Métro on Line 9, serving as its western terminus. It is located...
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  • Thumbnail for Pont de Brotonne
    The Brotonne Bridge (pont de Brotonne) is a bridge in the region of Normandy in France, situated between the cities of Le Havre and Rouen. It has crossed...
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    (the village of Pont-Rouge and the parish of Sainte-Jeanne-de-Pont-Rouge), the new City of Pont-Rouge was established when these two municipalities merged...
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  • Pont-de-Loup (Walloon: Pondlô) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Aiseau-Presles, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium...
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