| Marker Number |
9671 |
| Atlas Number |
5291009671 |
| Marker Title |
To Generals Lallemand, Antoine Riguad, the veterans of the Napoleonic Wars |
| Index Entry |
Lallemand _ Riguad, Antoine |
| Address |
US 90 |
| City |
Liberty |
| County |
Liberty |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
324929 |
| UTM Northing |
3326539 |
| Subject Codes |
French immigrants/immigration; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
US 90 (SH 146), S side W of Carter St. and E of the Trinity River |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
To Generals Charles Lallemand, Antoine Rigaud, the veterans of the Napoleonic Wars and other French settlers, who, after many trials and adventures, came to Texas in the spring of 1818 to found on the banks of the Trinity River the Champ D'Asile: a last refuge for peace and liberty "Nous voulons vivre libres, laborieux et paisables" (We want to live as free men through our labor, and in peace.) Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
