Asylum Township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Asylum
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 19, 2024
1. Asylum Marker
to commemorate and perpetuate
the memory and deeds of
the French Royalist refugees
who escaping from France
and the horrors of its Revolution
and from the Revolution in San Domingo
settled here in 1793
and located and laid out the town of
ASYLUM
under the auspices of the Viscount de Noailles
and Marquis Antoine Omer Talon[.]
In 1796 Louis Philippe Duke of Orleans
afterwards King of France, visited here[.]
The Prince de Talleyrand
the Duke de Montpensier, Count Beaujolais
the Duke de la Rochefoucauld de Liancourt
and many other distinguished Frenchmen
were visitors or residents
for a short time at Asylum
Erected in 1916 by John W. Mix
and Charles d'Autremont, Jr.
descendants of French Refugee settlers[.]
Land donated by George LaPorte heirs
Erected 1916 by John W. Mix and Charles d'Autremont, Jr.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.
Location. 41° 43.893′ N, 76° 18.7′ W. Marker is in Asylum, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. It is in Asylum
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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: Wagon House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Scale House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Smoke House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ferry Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Asylum (approx. 0.4 miles away); LaPorte House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Blacksmith Shop (approx. 0.4 miles away); Martha Hermann Gazebo (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asylum.
Also see . . . French Azilum History. (Submitted on December 28, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 19, 2024
2. Asylum Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
