Archaeology in Bradford County: Digging for history at French Azilum
French Azilum was originally a settlement for a group of French exiles who settled there in the 1790s, according to the French Azilum Web site. Many had fled France during the time of the French Revolution, and according to legend, some of the settlers had built a house for Marie Antoinette to settle in if she left France.
However looking for evidence of a house built for Antoinette is only a side issue for Costura, she said.
“She never made it here, so it becomes more of a ‘what if,’” she said, adding that there are no records saying it’s true, and that it’s only a local legend.
Pretty good article. I wonder f ‘Azilum’ is a form of ‘asylum’.
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