Lafayette Traveling Exhibit
Pellitier Library
Allegheny College
April 14 to May 2, 2025

On June 2, 1825, Lafayette spoke on the steps of the partially completed Bentley Hall at Allegheny College, Meadville PA, where he reminisced about his friend George Washington who took the same route from Pittsburgh to Fort LeBoeuf in 1753. Then the young Washington was sent to Fort LeBoeuf to ask the French to leave the Ohio Country. It’s likely his mentor discussed this with him on many cold evenings at Valley Forge.
Allegheny College will remember this event by having the Lafayette Traveling Exhibit on display at their
Library.

Event: Lafayette Traveling Exhibit
Time: April 14 to May 2, 2025
Location: Pelletier Library, Allegheny College 555 N. Main Street Meadville PA
Phone: 814-332-4312
Hours:
 Sunday: 2:00 p.m. – midnight
 Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – midnight
 Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
 Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Lafayette Artifact on Display:
The college guest book from June 2, 1825, signed by Lafayette, his son George Washington Lafayette, his secretary Auguste Levasseur, and his traveling companion Francisque-Alphonse) de Syon will be displayed.

Commemorative Plaque:
Near the library is a plaque mounted on a bolder commemorating George Washinton’s journey in 1753 and the 100th Anniversary of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour (1925) to Meadville.