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Suffolk, VA Welcomes Lafayette
Suffolk, VA Welcomes Lafayette
Suffolk, Virginia Welcomes Lafayette! February 23rd, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Free and Open to the Public The Suffolk Visitor Center will welcome General Lafayette at the former site of the Nansemond County Courthouse, where he arrived in 1825. Lafayette will travel down Main Street in a horse-drawn carriage along the same route into town... Read more »
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Suffolk’s Lafayette Bicentennial Banquet
Suffolk’s Lafayette Bicentennial Banquet
February 25, 2025 6:00 - 9:00 PM Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk 100 East Constance Rd Suffolk, VA Enjoy a festive evening at the Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk Riverfront as we commemorate the return of General Lafayette to Suffolk. This event will echo the banquet at which Lafayette was entertained on February 25, 1825. Lafayette, portrayed... Read more »
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Lafayette Meets the Murfreesboro, NC Committee in Somerton
Lafayette Meets the Murfreesboro, NC Committee in Somerton
Lafayette Meets the Murfreesboro, NC Committee in Somerton February 26, 2025 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Free and Open to the Public General Lafayette will be welcomed to Historic Somerton, Virginia, with a reception on the grounds of the Washington Smith Ordinary, the only building still standing in Suffolk where he dined in 1825.... Read more »
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Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Enfield, NC
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Enfield, NC
February 28, 2025, 11:00 am -3:00 PM at the "Cellar" historic home, 404 Sherrod Heights, Enfield, NC Reenactment of Lafayette speaking from the balcony with refreshments served. Open to the public and free event. The exact time and place 200 years later. This home is one of the few places Lafayette spoke from that still... Read more »
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Rocky Mount, NC
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Rocky Mount, NC
Donaldson's Tavern Marker Rededication Ceremony, Friday, February 28, 2025; 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Battle Park, 1308 Falls Road Rocky Mount, NC 27804 No Cost; Open to the Public Lafayette will be portrayed by interpreter Samuel Powell. Lafayette and company will arrive by horse-drawn carriage. Remarks will be given by Lafayette and John Mebane, a... Read more »
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Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Fayetteville, NC
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Fayetteville, NC
Lafayette, hero of Liberty, Justice, and Equality is back! Celebrate the 200th anniversary of his FarewellTour in the first city named for Lafayette and the only namesake city he visited. Come to Fayetteville, North Carolina on March 4-5 and party like it's 1825! Tuesday afternoon, March 4 – Reenact Lafayette’s arrival with music, speeches, and... Read more »
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Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Cheraw, SC
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Cheraw, SC
Thursday, March 6, 2025, CHERAW, SC: Lafayette arrives from Fayetteville, North Carolina. He is greeted in the center of town at The Village Green. Afternoon: Joe Volpi welcomes and turns the mike over to Chuck Schwan and then the AFL President, Mr. Allan Hoffman. Lafayette is then introduced and talks to the assembled crowd. He... Read more »
An Evening with Adrienne Lafayette
An Evening with Adrienne Lafayette
Join us as we meet Adrienne de Lafayette, wife of General Lafayette, a hero of our own American Revolution without whom we could not have won our independence. She will tell us about their life together, his achievements, and explain why he is considered the “Hero of Two Worlds.” Storyteller and first-person interpreter, Alisa Dupuy,... Read more »
An Evening with Adrienne Lafayette
An Evening with Adrienne Lafayette
Join us as we meet Adrienne de Lafayette, wife of General Lafayette, a hero of our own American Revolution without whom we could not have won our independence. She will tell us about their life together, his achievements, and explain why he is considered the “Hero of Two Worlds.” Storyteller and first-person interpreter Alisa Dupuy will portray... Read more »
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Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Camden, SC
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Camden, SC
Friday, March 7, 2025 ~ Cheraw to Camden, SC: The Marquis departs Cheraw for events in Camden. Camden: Tour of Camden is given, including the Camden Battlefield and Hobkirk Hill. 6 pm: Casual tavern night with music, drinks, and food from Half-Crown Bakehouse available for purchase. Saturday, March 8, 2025, ~ Camden, SC: 10 am... Read more »
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Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Camden, SC
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Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Columbia, SC
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Columbia, SC
Monday, March 10, 2025 - Columbia, SC: South Carolina State Museum Reception with the Marquis. The Planetarium at the museum will be set with the sky of the day of the Marquis’ visit to Columbia. Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - Columbia: Event in the planning stage.
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Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Charleston, SC
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Charleston, SC
Thursday, March 13, 2025 - Charleston, SC: Lafayette with the Students of Charleston Schools - 9 - 10 am: Daniel Island School - an Elementary School; 10:30 - 11:30 am: Philip Simmons High School John and Henry Laurens Graveside Event at Mepkin Abbey: 12 - 12:30pm - Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Color Guard... Read more »
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Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Edisto Island Area, SC
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Edisto Island Area, SC
Monday, March 17, 2025 - Edisto Island Area: Visit the Presbyterian Church Graveyard on Edisto to visit and commemorate the life of Caroline Lafayette Seabrook, who became Lafayette’s Godchild during his visit to the William Seabrook House. Tour of Museum. Visit the William Seabrook home that Lafayette visited en route from Charleston to Beaufort.
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Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Beaufort, SC
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Beaufort, SC
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - Beaufort: Lafayette arrives by boat to a thirteen-gun salute by the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery and mounted officers from the St. Luke’s Guard. Carriages carry Lafayette and his entourage through a Triumphal Arch for a welcome and address by the Mayor of Beaufort. Various events related to Lafayette’s visit will be... Read more »
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Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits North Augusta, SC
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits North Augusta, SC
Monday, March 24, 2025 - North Augusta, SC: Lafayette’s last brief stop in SC occurred in Hamburg, a town that no longer exists but would be within the area of North Augusta. The Marquis came here after being feted in Augusta, GA. the evening before. EVENTS IN NORTH AUGUSTA in Planning!
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