Wysox in Bradford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Azilum
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 13, 2015
1. Azilum Marker
Site of the famed French refugee colony is a few miles south. Here exiles laid out a town and built La Grande Maison for the Queen and her son, the heir to the throne of France.
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
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.
Location. 41° 46.464′ N, 76° 23.872′ W. Marker is in Wysox, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. Marker is at the intersection of Grand Army of the Republic Hwy (US 6) and Rome Road (PA 187) on Grand Army of the Republic Hwy (US 6). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wysox PA 18854, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Wysox Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Henry J. Madill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Major General John Sullivan’s March (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lester Frank Ward (approx. 1.8 miles away); Rural Electrification (approx. 2 miles away); John Boyle (approx. 2.3 miles away); Canal House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Guy Hulett Watkins (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wysox.
this page online
Also see . . . French Azilum Historic Site - History. Site website homepage (Submitted on November 9, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 13, 2015
2. Azilum Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
