France - Dallas, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 46.877 W 096° 45.851
14S E 709396 N 3629252
Located at the north portico of the Automobile Building in Fair Park.
Waymark Code: WM11NHQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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"Allegorical female figure representing France stands with fleur-de-lis on her chest and grapes in her left hand."

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" She wears a fleur-de-lis emblem and in her hand holds a bunch of grapes - symbolic of the wine for which the French are celebrated. France's claim to Texas was short-lived. In 1685, Robert Cavalier, Sieur De La Salle, established a settlement on the coast of what is now Southeast Texas. It was called Fort St. Louis. When the Spanish heard of it they went to investigate but by 1689, when they found it, Fort St. Louis was a ruins, its inhabitants slaughtered by Indians. La Salle himself had killed earlier by some of his own men."

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: France

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Raoul Josset

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1936

Materials used: Cast Stone

Location: Automobile Building in Fair Park
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