Marquis de Lafayette Encampment

Marquis de Lafayette

1757   1834

General in the Continental Army

Camped Here With 2800 Troops

Enroute to Rhode Island

July 26 and 27, 1778

dedicated here by

CT Society Sons of the American Revolution

General David Humphries Branch

and

The East Haven Historical Society

1996

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 100) and Park Place, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB