Greenland in Rockingham County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Lafayette's Tour

Mapping the Farewell Tour

— The Lafayette Trail —

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

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 12, 2021

1. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Inscription. On Sept. 1, 1824, General Lafayette was received by the citizens of Greenland at a triumphal arch erected in front of the local hotel.

Erected 2021 by The Lafayette Trail, Inc.; The William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 33.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Lafayette’s Farewell Tour, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 1, 1824.

Location. 43° 2.205′ N, 70° 49.967′ W. Marker is in Greenland, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County. It is at the intersection of Portsmouth Avenue and Post Road (New Hampshire Route 151), on the left when traveling west on Portsmouth Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 480 Portsmouth Ave, Greenland NH 03840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on New Hampshire’s Seacoast. It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 480 Portsmouth Avenue (a few steps from this marker); Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Rye NH War Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); US Route 1 Bypass of Portsmouth, NH (1940) (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Oldest Town Forest in the United States (approx. 4.2 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 4.2 miles away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); New Hampshire's First Black Church (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenland.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 12, 2021

2. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 737 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.