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 Assembly of Virginia 1830
Rear Plaque
Presented to the Citizens of Fayette County September 25, 2004 by the Fayette County Historic Landmark Commission
Daniel E. Wright, Chairman
Carolyn A. Hill, Vice Chairman
Ann Z. Skaggs, Secretary
Pat Phillips Wendell, Treasurer
Thomas B. Bell, Past Commissioner
Sculptor – Joel A. Randell
Marker is on North Court Street (West Virginia Route 16), on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
