Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lafayette's Tour

Mapping the Farewell Tour

— The Lafayette Trail —

Lafayette's Tour Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 17, 2021

1. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Inscription. On June 5, 1825, General Lafayette, abolitionist and human rights advocate, was escorted to Goat Island by Mr. Porter to see the falls.

Erected 2021 by The Lafayette Trail, Inc.; The William G. Pomeroy Foundation; NY Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Lafayette’s Farewell Tour, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 25, 1825.

Location. 43° 4.856′ N, 79° 4.375′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County. It can be reached from Goat Island Road. Marker is in Niagara Falls State Park on Goat Island, immediately north of the access walkways to Terrapin Point. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Niagara Falls NY 14303, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Goat Island (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nik Wallenda & Niagara (about 500 feet away); The Power Portal (about 600 feet away); World's First Hydroelectric Power Plant (about 600 feet away); Original Stepping Stone (about

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700 feet away); Cave of the Winds Elevator (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Nikola Tesla (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Nikola Tesla (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Power of Niagara (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Nikola Tesla (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 17, 2021

2. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Northward view

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 17, 2021

3. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Southward view

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 653 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.