Historical Marker
Lallemand, Riguad and Other French Settlers
Historical marker location:
422 US-90, Liberty, Texas
( E on Old Trinity River Bridge)
Marker installed: 1936
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.).