In 1824-1825, America welcomed the Marquis de Lafayette as a Revolutionary War hero, a fellow comrade of liberty and George Washington’s adoptive son. The French military officer and diplomat ...

President James Monroe invited Lafayette to visit America to help celebrate the nation’s 50th anniversary. On Aug. 15, 1824, he arrived in New York City with his son, George Washington Lafayette ...

A contentious election in 1824 had divided ... President James Monroe invited Lafayette to tour America to remind the people. Everyone welcomed “the Nation’s Guest.” Some 50,000 people ...

Excerpted from “A Son and his Adoptive Father: The Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington ... the United States as “the Nation’s Guest” on Aug. 15, 1824. His landing at Castle ...

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 ...

The Marquis de Lafayette spent only about 12 hours in Portsmouth on Sept. 1, 1824, but the city made the most of it. The “nation’s guest” was ... served under George Washington during ...

The Northwest Territory Museum Society is hosting events throughout the day on Friday to celebrate the 200th anniversary of ...