Sept 03 is the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1783) that ended the American Revolutionary War -- it was signed at an English-owned mansion on rue Jacob in the St. Germain district as part of a larger set of negotiations (the Peace of Paris) between the major European powers, which people in the USA mostly ignore in order to make it seem like the beginnings of the USA were more exceptional than a lot of bargaining over fishing rights and who gets which islands and the sugar and slave business connected with them.
Fan favorites Ben Franklin and John Adams were signing for the American pawns in the chess match between France, Spain, England, and the Dutch Republic, and they got a really good deal out of the English because the English knew they'd be easier to do business with going forward. Among the interesting swaps going on besides fishing rights, Spain got Menorca and the Bahamas were given back to Britain. The French foreign minister famously said that "The English buy peace rather than make it".
What I'd like to know from you folks is what is there at 56 rue Jacob today where the Hôtel d'York was during the signing of the treaty? Is there some commemorative items on display? Are there other origins-of-the-USA spots in Paris that can be visited (eventually)?