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Walk in the footsteps of the Marquis de Lafayette as he makes a final trip through the young United States.
Against the backdrop of a tumultuous election, a beloved hero of the American Revolution returned to America for the first time in forty years. From August 1824 to September 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette traveled throughout the United States, welcomed by thousands of admirers at each stop along the way. Although the tour brought him to each state in the Union, the majority of his time was spent in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.
Public historian Elizabeth Reese traces Lafayetteâs route throughout the National Capital Region, highlighting the locations and people the famous General held closest to his heart.
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Walk in the footsteps of the Marquis de Lafayette as he makes a final trip through the young United States.
Against the backdrop of a tumultuous election, a beloved hero of the American Revolution returned to America for the first time in forty years. From August 1824 to September 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette traveled throughout the United States, welcomed by thousands of admirers at each stop along the way. Although the tour brought him to each state in the Union, the majority of his time was spent in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.
Public historian Elizabeth Reese traces Lafayetteâs route throughout the National Capital Region, highlighting the locations and people the famous General held closest to his heart.
