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Lafayette Park in Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Lafayette Township Grant

 
 
Lafayette Township Grant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 6, 2014
1. Lafayette Township Grant Marker
Inscription. This marker is on the western boundary line of the land selected by Major General the Marquis de Lafayette and granted by the United States Congress to him in 1825 in appreciation of his services during the Revolutionary War. The grant contains 36 square miles.
 
Erected by the City of Tallahassee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.
 
Location. 30° 27.201′ N, 84° 16.621′ W. Marker is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It is in Lafayette Park. Marker is at the intersection of North Gadsden Street and East 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Gadsden Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1030 North Gadsden Street, Tallahassee FL 32303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Lafayette Township Grant (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Spanish Trail Highway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Towle House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Woman's Club of Tallahassee (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rutgers House/Tallahassee Garden Club Center (approx. 0.4 miles away); Governor William Dunnington Bloxham House 1844 / Governor Bloxham House
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(approx. half a mile away); Leon High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Florida Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
 
Also see . . .  Lafayette Land Grant Wikipedia article. (Submitted on December 9, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
 
Lafayette Township Grant Marker in Lafayette Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 6, 2014
2. Lafayette Township Grant Marker in Lafayette Park
Lafayette Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 6, 2014
3. Lafayette Park
Marquis de Lafayette image. Click for full size.
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4. Marquis de Lafayette
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 845 times since then and 145 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 9, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

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