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
