French Azilum
French Azilum was a planned settlement built in 1793 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania for French refugees fleeing the French Revolution and slave uprisings in Saint-Domingue.
French Azilum Historical Site
LoPorte House
Cabin
Let them eat cake – Wikipedia
"Let them eat cake" is the traditional translation of the French phrase "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche",[1] said to have been spoken in the 17th or 18th century by "a great princess" upon learning that the peasants had no bread. The French phrase mentions brioche, a bread enriched with butter and eggs, considered a luxury food. The quotation is taken to reflect either the princess's frivolous disregard for the starving peasants or her poor understanding of their plight
The Story of French Azilum | Pennsylvania Center for the Book
uring the rench Revolution, rench 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 “AzilumΘ in 1793. uring the colony’s 10-year existence, the settlement was a bustling gritty “frontierΘ settlement inhabited by nobles unaccustomed to the rigors of “commonΘ life. Both American frontiersmen from the area and rench aristocrats had contact with a social class they would have never met otherwise. The settlement slowly grew until it was abandoned in 1803. Azilum would remain lost in history until its revitalization that began in 1953. Azilum today is a historical and archaeological site where anthropologists and sightseers go to witness history first-hand.
Inside The LoPorte Mansion
Parlor
