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The Hermione, 17 years in the making, replicates the original wartime frigate that ferried the Marquis de Lafayette to America ... and made them a cultural monument,” says Benedict Donnelly ...
The attraction will be an immersive experience that explores the life of French hero of the American Revolution, Marquis de Lafayette, as well as the 200th anniversary of his triumphant Farewell ...
This week we step back in time 200 years to the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to New Orleans. On April 10, the Cabildo will open a new exhibit, called Bienvenue Lafayette, inside the building ...
When the Marquis de Lafayette came to America for the last time in 1824, he was met by 80,000 people. “He really was America’s first rock star,” says Chuck Schwam, executive director of the ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Maquis de Lafayette visited Beaufort 200 years ago and the Frenchman’s contributions were so significant that the community is celebrating the bicentennial of his trip this ...
Alabama is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Marquis de Lafayette's visit to the state. Lafayette, a French military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, was widely celebrated ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — On Wednesday, April 9, the Cabildo State Museum hosted a celebration for the 200th anniversary of Marquis de Lafayette’s 1825 visit to New Orleans. One of the ways the ...
A series of events will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to New Orleans. Wednesday, April 9, 10 a.m. at the Cabildo A ceremony will mark the unveiling and ...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A special presentation took place at the Mobile City Council today as part of a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s tour of America 50 years ...