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 . . . — — Map (db m78907) HM
On French Asylum Road at Queens Road, on the right when traveling east on French Asylum Road.
This monument is erected
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 . . . — — Map (db m263818) HM
The Blacksmith Shop was originally the Carriage House. The building dates back to the late 1830s. Inside you will find antique farm equipment including a wheelbarrow and several tools used by the blacksmith. — — Map (db m263421) HM
Labyrinth Design by:
Robert Possehl
Representing Pennsylvania in the
National Millennium Project:
"Artists and Communities:
America Creates for the Millenium"
Thanks:
To all the volunteers and donors who made
this . . . — — Map (db m263418) HM
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. — — Map (db m263405) HM
Please enter the LaPorte house from the front portico for tours. The house tour is included with a general admission ticket.
Please purchase tickets at the Gate House.
This house was built as a summer house by Mr. LaPorte so his . . . — — Map (db m263422) HM
The Gazebo was built in 1992 in memory of Martha Hermann, curator of French Azilum from 1966 to 1985. Many of the displays and programs are her accomplishments.
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In loving memory of
Martha Hermann
French . . . — — Map (db m263419) HM
An authentic hand-hewn cabin, dating back to the 1780s, was originally built on the Welles
farm about 9 miles south of this site. It was donated and moved to the French Azilum in 1962 by the Welles family of Wyalusing. The roof and floor have . . . — — Map (db m263413) HM
A scale house, more commonly known as a weigh house, was used by the public to weigh goods and have them approved by local authorities. It was also the way communities levied taxes on the goods transported through, or sold within, the city. . . . — — Map (db m263430) HM
Smoke houses were used to smoke and cure ham and other pork products. The farm buildings on
site, including the Smoke House, were built after 1847.
Slow cooking with smoke adds flavor and preserves the food for better storage. — — Map (db m263428) HM
Built mid-1800s, the Wagon House was used to house farm equipment and hay. Many of the
construction beams in this building are believed to have been from The Queen's House or "la Grande Maison." It now contains spinning and weaving . . . — — Map (db m263433) HM
This stone-walled wine/root-cellar is from the original French Azilum village. Several items, including bottles, glassware and ironware were found during the 1956-1957 winter excavation.
These items can be viewed in the Museum Cabin. . . . — — Map (db m263416) HM
