Visit French Azilum, where nobles fled to PA wilderness
Jul 21, 2021 · But 228 years ago, a strange little village rose from the wilderness of what is now called Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains. About 50 aristocratic families fleeing the French Revolution escaped the guillotine by settling in a pop-up …
French Azilum: Pennsylvania's Hidden Colony for 18th Century French …
Sep 9, 2015 · French Azilum in Bradford County, PA was a refuge for French aristocrats fleeing the French Revolution. It's even said Marie Antoinette would have come here if she had escaped France.
Nobles in the Wilderness: The Story of French Azilum | Pennsylvania …
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. These political refugees began settling into the “Azilum” in 1793.
French Azilum - Wikipedia
French Azilum (French: Asile français) was a planned settlement built in 1793 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania for French refugees fleeing the French Revolution and slave uprisings in Saint-Domingue. [1]
French Azilum Historic Site ...Bradford County Endless Mountains …
Located on a horseshoe bend along the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains region
French Azilum: The Best Kept Secret in America! - Mainly …
Life in northeastern Pennsylvania must have been very different for the nobles who made their way to Azilum. Many French who fled the Revolution settled in Philadelphia, as well as other large French settlements in the new United States, particularly Cahokia, Illinois and …
The Time 18th-Century French Aristocrats Fled to Rural Pennsylvania
Jul 12, 2012 · Architecturally, the crème-de-la-crème of the colony was an opulent 3,600 square foot mansion dubbed “Le Grande Maison.” Some historians believe the massive house was Pennsylvania’s...
Asylum "A Paris in the Wilderness" - Penn State University Libraries
Despite their short time in Asylum, these French colonists and their Pennsylvania partners created a legacy that has been passed down through the history of Pennsylvania-Asylum, a Paris in the wilderness for Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France.
French Azilum - Atlas Obscura
Aug 11, 2016 · Despite France's crucial role in helping America win independence from Britain during the Revolutionary War, the newly born United States did not return the favor when France's own political...
The Pennsylvania French - Margo Lestz - The Curious Rambler
Feb 26, 2016 · In 1789, aristocrats started scurrying out of revolutionary France like rats off a sinking ship. One group of these posh refugees ended up in a most unlikely place – the wilds of Pennsylvania.