Lafayette Visit
On this site June 3, 1825, the great French & American patriot, Marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834), a Major General and aide to General George Washington during the American Revolution, was entertained in the French Street home of Erie Pioneer Judah Colt, land agent for Pennsylvania Population Co., during Lafayette’s triumphal return visit to U.S.
Marker is at the intersection of French Street and E 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on French Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
