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The name DuPont is used for many different things. It can be a family name from France. One family with this name is very wealthy in the United States.

A large company also uses this name. It is one of the biggest chemical companies in the world. This company makes many things using science. The name is found in many places and ways.

There are many towns and cities with this name. You can find a town in Georgia. There is also a town in Indiana. You can visit a village in Ohio. A borough with this name is in Pennsylvania. Some places are small, like a community in Tennessee. There is even a city in Washington.

Some people used the name for machines. Du Pont Motors made engines for boats. They also made cars for people to drive. They worked from 1919 to 1931.

This company is no longer making those engines. It is a part of history now.

Many specific places have this name too. You can find a forest in North Carolina. It is called DuPont State Forest. There is a place in Colorado called Dupont. You can see Fort DuPont in Delaware. There is also a place in Louisiana. These are all real spots on a map.

Traveling is easier with names like this. There is a subway station in Toronto, Canada. You can find a station in Washington, D.C. There is a planned rail station in Washington, too. The U.S. Navy even used the name for three ships. You might see the name at a high school in Kentucky.

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