Lafayette County

Lafayette County was created December 23, 1856, from Madison County. The county was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French citizen who rendered invaluable assistance to the Colonies during the Revolutionary War. The famed Suwannee River forms ...

Lafayette and Cornwallis

The Marquis de Lafayette and his outnumbered colonial troops abandoned Richmond on 27 May 1781 to avoid Gen. Charles Cornwallis's approaching forces. Lafayette marched north from Richmond through Hanover County and likely crossed the nearby North Anna River by 31 ...

The Lafayette Foundry

1836

On this site stood the LaFayette Foundry, built in 1836 by Alexander Boyles. This operation employed many laborers and the success of the industry resulted in the sale of building lots along Union Turnpike (now Route 15) by Joseph Northrup, ...

General LaFayette

(General LaFayette) was the official guest of the State of Indiana at Jeffersonville on May 12, 1825 at the house of Former Governor Posey on the West corner of Front and Fort Streets. He was welcomed by the Governor of ...

Lafayette

Here stood the George Frederick Beckel house, 1762-1872, famed as the place where General Lafayette convalesced from a leg wound suffered at the Battle of Brandywine, 1777. Beckel was then superintendent of the community farm here in Bethlehem.

Marker is at ...

Lafayette

On his American tour, Lafayette spent the night of February 28, 1825, at the home of Henry Donaldson which stood near this spot.

Marker is on Falls Road (North Carolina Route 43/48) near Peachtree Street, on the right when traveling north. ...

General Lafayette

Here on June 8, 1825

General Lafayette

was welcomed by the

Citizens of Waterloo.

Erected by Seneca Lodge 113 F. & A.M.

as a grateful tribute to the heroism,

loyalty and patriotism of their

illustrious brother.

June 8, 1922

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Charles Lafayette Knight

"Charley"

"Knight's Point" is dedicated in memory of Charley Knight, a native Tampan, well-known property appraiser and prominent collector of Native-American artifacts. Knight always had a keen interest in and fond feelings for the 177-acre tract of land now known as ...

Marquis de Lafayette

Front Plaque

French Statesman

Friend of the American Revolution

“...The new County so to be formed be called Lafayette or Fayette County to perpetuate a remembrance of his virtues and philanthropy through future ages of our political existence...” Petition to the General ...

Lafayette Headquarters

This stone was the doorstep of the house occupied by Lafayette as headquarters.

Eagle Rock Chapter D.A.R.

1938

Marker is on Valley Road (County Route 621), on the left when traveling south.

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