Wreath Laying Ceremony - General Lafayette's 200th Anniversary Return
When and where
Date and time
2:00 PM
Address
Cost
About this event
Join us as we commemorate General Lafayette's visit to Hudson Falls 200 Years Ago!
In 1824-1825, the marquis de Lafayette embarked on a tour of the United States, returning for a final time to the country he helped establish and whose democratic experiment he saw as a model for the rest of the world. Throughout his thirteen-month tour, visited 24 states: New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and the District of Columbia, according to historical records. He visited major cities like New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., as well as smaller towns and landmarks like Monticello, Mount Vernon, and Yorktown.
General Lafayette visited Whitehall, NY, on June 30, 1825, during his Farewell Tour of the United States, according to the Vermont Historical Society. He arrived by steamboat on Lake Champlain and was greeted with a grand welcome, including a footbridge covered with flowers, according to the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
According to his route, on June 30th, he passed through Sandy Hill (Hudson Falls and Fort Edward on his way to Schuylerville to visit the home of General Philip Schuyler.
Other events you may like
Event times and information subject to change and not guaranteed.