Asylum Township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

LaPorte Family Cemetery

Cimetière de la famille LaPorte

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 19, 2024

1. LaPorte Family Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

As you enter the parking lot, look to your left. The tall white cemetery marker is where members of the La[P]orte family are buried, including John and Bartholomew.

Erected by French Azilum Historic Site, Endless Mountains Heritage Region, and PA Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 41° 44.305′ N, 76° 18.692′ W. Marker is in Asylum, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. It is in Asylum Township. It can be reached from Queens Road. Marker is on the French Azilum Historic Site grounds, near the Gate House (Visitor Center). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 469 Queens Road, Towanda PA 18848, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Museum Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Wine Cellar (within shouting distance of this marker); Asylum (within shouting distance of this marker); Martha Hermann Gazebo

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blacksmith Shop (about 300 feet away); Fleur-De-Lis (about 300 feet away); Smoke House (about 300 feet away); LaPorte House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asylum.

Also see . . .
1. John LaPorte (1798–1862) Congressional Bio. (Submitted on December 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. French Azilum History. (Submitted on December 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 19, 2024

2. LaPorte Family Cemetery Marker

At extreme far right of photo, partially obscured by the tree

LaPorte Family Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 19, 2024

3. LaPorte Family Cemetery

Monument is about 1000 feet SSE of marker
(at 41.736384, -76.313561)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.