200 years ago, this major figure visited central Pa. Here’s how they’re celebrating the anniversary
Gilbert du Mortier, better known to many as the Marquis de Lafayette, was a key figure in the American Revolution. In 1824 ...
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General Lafayette's visit to Jeffersonville highlighted during library program
JEFFERSONVILLE – Lafayette, Indiana is known by many Hoosiers as the home of Purdue University. However, the city’s namesake ...
Lafayette returns to Schenectady, 200 years after the ‘Farewell Tour’ of 1825
"Farewell Tour" of 1825, Schenectady visit of the Marquis de Lafayette celebrated in daylong event featuring winners of ...
Shrewsbury Township’s Blue Ball Inn hosted many historical events
A strong oral tradition ties Lafayette’s visit to the Blue Ball Inn, on the Old York Road south of Shrewsbury. That tale of ...
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Where in Greenwich did Revolutionary War hero Lafayette visit during his 1824 tour of the US?
GREENWICH — The Marquis ... 1824 that Lafayette made his first stop in Connecticut. And where would that be?” Wendy Dziurzynski of the Greenwich Daughters of the American Revolution Horseneck ...
Events in Canandaigua, Rochester will pay homage to Lafayette
The local visits are part of a 13-month, 24-state “Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour” that kicked off last August in ...
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Two events planned for Marquis de Lafayette anniversary tour
The Enfield Lafayette Committee is making preparations to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Marquis de Lafayette’s ...
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Birmingham jail bench where MLK wrote famous letter to be displayed in Philly
The seat is part of the Museum of the American Revolution's exhibit on the Declaration of Independence, opening Oct. 18.
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Lafayette Square
Also known as Marquis de Lafayette, he is best remembered for his role in the Revolutionary War. Sympathetic to the American cause ... Lafayette assumed a leading role in the French Revolution of 1789 ...