President James Monroe invited Lafayette to come to the United States to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the American ...

Ladies swayed in old-timey dresses as a violinist and cellist filled the air with a lilting melody. The group had gathered ...

Lafayette, a French military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, was widely celebrated during his 1824 farewell tour of the United States. Ladies swayed in old-timey dresses as a ...

On his heralded tour of America in 1824 and 1825 ... A strong oral tradition ties Lafayette’s visit to the Blue Ball Inn, on ...

"When Lafayette arrived in New York in August of 1824, there were more people to meet ... at the S.C. Historical Society headquarters and a ball by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

This year marks the Bicentennial, 2024-2025, of Lafayette and his farewell tour, “Guest of the Nation”, which took place August 15, 1824-September 7, 1825. To commemorate the occasion, the LaGrange ...