Asylum - Wyalusing PA
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 43.871 W 076° 17.847
18T E 392096 N 4620743
A settlement of French Royalists, who fled the French Revolution in 1793, was established in this valley directly opposite this marker.
Waymark Code: WM12HJQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2020
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Asylum-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 was hoped that Queen Marie Antoinette might here find safety.
Among many distinguished visitors to this place were Louis Phillipe, Duke of Orleans, later King of France, Prince de Talleyrand, Duke de Montpensier and the Duke de la Rochefoucauld Liancourt.
Group that erected the marker: Pennsylvania Historical Commission and Bradford County Historical Society.
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Grand Army of the Republic Hwy (US 6).
located at the Marie Antoinette Scenic Overlook.
Wyalusing, PA USA
18853
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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