Near Towanda in Bradford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Asylum

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

1. Asylum Marker

Inscription.
A settlement of French Royalists, who fled the French Revolution in 1793, was established in this valley directly opposite this marker. It was laid out and settled under the direction of Viscount de Noailles and Marquis Antoine Omer Talon.
It was hoped that Queen Marie Antoinette might here find safety.
Among many distinguished visitors to this place were Louis Phillipe, Duke of Orleans, later King of France, Prince de Talleyrand, Duke de Montpensier and the Duke de la Rochefoucauld Liancourt.

Erected 1930 by Pennsylvania Historical Commission and Bradford County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 41° 44.271′ N, 76° 18.657′ W. Marker is near Towanda, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. Marker is on Queens Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 469 Queens Road, Towanda PA 18848, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Asylum (approx. 0.8 miles away); Azilum (approx. 0.9 miles away);

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Sullivan's March (approx. one mile away); Camptown Races (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sullivan Expedition (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lime Hill (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Battle of Lime Hill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Limehill Battlefield / Joseph Elliott (approx. 1.4 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. French Azilum Wyalusing, Pennsylvania. Atlas Obscura website entry (Submitted on March 30, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Nobles in the Wilderness: The Story of French Azilum. Pennsylvania Center for the Book website entry:
During the French Revolution, French aristocrats fled the extraordinary and prolonged violence in their country and came to the wilderness of present day Bradford County, Pennsylvania. (Submitted on November 15, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Flee or face the Guillotine!. French Azilum Historic Site website entry:
This was the simple choice for loyalists of French King Louis XVI in 1793. And so it was that dozens of refugees came to this place called French Azilum on a horseshoe bend along the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania. (Submitted on November 15, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Asylum Marker (<i>detail</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

2. Asylum Marker (detail)

Virtue, Liberty and Independence

French Azilum Historic Site Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

3. French Azilum Historic Site Entrance

French Azilum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

4. French Azilum

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

5. French Azilum

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

6. French Azilum

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

7. French Azilum

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

8. French Azilum

French Azilum (<i>LaPorte House 1836</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

9. French Azilum (LaPorte House 1836)

French Azilum (<i>Garden & Maze</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

10. French Azilum (Garden & Maze)

French Azilum (<i>from Marie Antionette Overlook</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

11. French Azilum (from Marie Antionette Overlook)

French Azilum (<i>panorama from Marie Antionette Overlook</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

12. French Azilum (panorama from Marie Antionette Overlook)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2004

13. French Azilum (from Marie Antionette Overlook)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on November 15, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 10. submitted on November 18, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 11. submitted on November 15, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 12. submitted on November 18, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 13. submitted on November 15, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.