Brownsville in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — 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 Bradley Owen, June 30, 2022

1. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Inscription.
On May 26, 1825, General Lafayette, traveling on the National Pike from Washington to Uniontown, was honored in Brownsville where he dined.

Erected 2022 by The Lafayette Trail, Inc.; William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 88.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Roads & Vehicles. 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 May 26, 1825.

Location. 40° 1.349′ N, 79° 53.126′ W. Marker is in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and Brown Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brownsville PA 15417, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Redstone Old Fort (about 500 feet away); Bowman's Castle (about 500 feet away); Brownsville Military Honor Roll (about 700 feet away); Dunlap’s Creek Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brownsville - Route 40 Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); The First Cast Iron Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Steamboat Enterprise/Boatbuilding Center (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2022

2. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Nemacolin Castle can be seen up the hill, directly behind the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 712 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.