^ Base Mérimée: PA62000040, Ministère français de la Culture. britannica. Discover Béthune. Memoires de Pierre (in French). S. Jan 26, 2020 · Lets explore the best things to do in Bethune: 1. The Christmas market sets up here, as do town’s various celebrations in spring and summer. The Bethune-Bruay knows how to make the most of its many different attractions… The forgotten front Béthune, away from the front, is a garrison town. Pioneering educator and college founder Mary McLeod Bethune set educational standards for today’s Black colleges and served as an advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Forty-five minutes from Lille and 30 minutes from Arras, the Bethune-Bruay region has plenty of delights to discover. Bethune’s son, Albert. Retrieved 5 January 2019. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Jun. "Béthune". You can relax on the terrace with a drink from the bar and dine at the on-site restaurant. 301–302. A. Grand’Place Source: vicedi Grand’Place This marvellous central square is where it all happens in Béthune. Recommended places to stay and visit in or near Béthune, France, all reviewed by our own travel experts. C. (in French) ^ Jackson, Julian (2003). Britannica Editors. The Fall Of France: The Nazi Invasion of 1940 (Making of the Modern World). ^ "Bethune; Monuments aux Mortes". 2023, https://www. Le Vieux Beffroi is located in the centre of Béthune and just a 5-minute drive from Bethune Golf Club. com/place/Hauts-de-France. pp. On October 3, 1904, an exceptional young Black woman, Mary McLeod Bethune, opened the Daytona Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls—what would become Bethune-Cookman University—with $1. ISBN 978-0192805508. "Hauts-de-France". 2017, https://www. Often referred to as the forgotten front, daily life in Bethune was nevertheless disrupted, with thousands of wounded troops brought back from the front to convalesce in the town. Oxford University Press, U. In 2021, a statue of Bethune was erected in Jersey City, New Jersey in a namesake park, and finally on July 13, 2022, the statue of Bethune representing the State of Florida was unveiled and dedicated in National Statuary Hall at the United States Capitol in Washington, D. Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Jun. Accessed 9 January 2026. 50, faith in God and five little girls, along with Dr. ^ "Bethune; Monuments aux Mortes". . There’s the imposing town hall, the medieval belfry and rows of lovely Baroque-style houses. com/place/Bethune.

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