General Lafayette
Posted by: ODragon
N 39° 57.914 W 075° 36.600
18S E 447904 N 4424076
On July 26, 1825...
Waymark Code: WM8EA
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2006
Views: 21
On July 26, 1825 after visiting the Battlefield of Brandywine, General Lafayette came to West Chester, and from a point one and one-half blocks east of here, he reviewed troops parading in his honor.
Marker Name: General Lafayette
County: Chester
Date Dedicated: 06/09/1951
Marker Type: City
Location: NW corner, N. Church & W. Lafayette Sts., West Chester
Category: Military, American Revolution
Website: Not listed
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