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As pe a s a nt unre s t g re w in F ra nc e in th e la te 1780s a nd e a rly 1790s , m a ny m e m be rs o f th e Aris toc ra c y we re forc e d to fle e . At th e s a m e time , s la ve upris ing s in th e F re nc h Colony o f S a nto Dom ing o (now known a s Ha iti), c a us e d th e e lite c la s s th e re to a ls o s e e k re fug e . Wh ile m a ny of th e s e we a lth y e xpa tria te s m ove d to Aus tria , R us s ia or B rita in, a s m a ll ba nd e m ig ra te d to Am e ric a a nd s e ttle d be twe e n Wys ox a nd Wya lus ing . Th e re , in a h ors e s h oe be nd of th e S us que h a nna R ive r, F re nc h Az ilum wa s born.

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As pe a s a nt unre s t g re w in F ra nc e in th e la te 1780s a nd e a rly 1790s , m a ny m e m be rs o f th e Aris toc ra c y we re forc e d to fle e . At th e s a m e time , s la ve upris ing s in th e F re nc h Colony o f S a nto Dom ing o (now known a s Ha iti), c a us e d th e e lite c la s s th e re to a ls o s e e k re fug e . Wh ile m a ny of th e s e we a lth y e xpa tria te s m ove d to Aus tria , R us s ia or B rita in, a s m a ll ba nd e m ig ra te d to Am e ric a a nd s e ttle d be twe e n Wys ox a nd Wya lus ing . Th e re , in a h ors e s h oe be nd of th e S us que h a nna R ive r, F re nc h Az ilum wa s born.

Th e s e ttle rs s oon c re a te d a villa g e o f th e ir own, c omple te with a c h a pe l, s c h oolh ous e a nd m a rke t s qua re . Th irty s m a ll log h ome s we re bu ilt, inc luding "La G ra nde Ma is on," a two-s tory log s truc ture th a t s e rve d a s th e s c e ne o f s oc ia l g a th e ring s a nd h os te d vis its by h onore d g ue s ts . It wa s s a id th a t La G ra nde Ma is on wa s to s e rve a s th e h om e of Ma rie Anto ine tte a nd h e r two c h ildre n, but unfortuna te ly th a t ob je c tive wa s ne ve r fu lfille d.

Marie Antoinette on the Way to the Guillotine, by J a c que s -Louis Da vid 1793

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