Lafayette

[ Right of Monument ]

As soon as I heard of

American Independence,

my heart

was enlisted.

1776.

[ Back of Monument ]

Erected 1876

[ Left on Monument ]

To the City of New York

France

In remembrance of sympathy

in time of trial

1776 – 1876

[ Dedication Plaque ]

Marquis de Lafayette

Cast 1873 • Dedicated 1876

Frederic – Auguste Bartholdi

Restoration in 1991 funded by

The Grand Marnier Foundation

through the Adopt-A-Monument Program

Sponsored by the Municipal Art Society, Art Commission

and Parks Department

Marker is on Union Square East, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB