The Love Story Behind the 1846 Swiss Colony in St. Clara, West Virginia

Authors

Marsha R. Robinson

Keywords

Switzerland, Swiss history, European history

Abstract

There are some stories that we want to believe . This is the story and history of Clara J. Levassor, of two Frenchmen who loved her, and of the Swiss colony around the town of St. Clara, Doddridge County, West Virginia. The story begins in the French Revolution .

Recommended Citation

Robinson, Marsha R. (2016) "The Love Story Behind the 1846 Swiss Colony in St. Clara, West Virginia," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 52: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol52/iss1/4