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Hermitage in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

LaFayette's Tour

Mapping the Farewell Tour

— The Lafayette Trail —

 
 
LaFayette's Tour Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 12, 2022
1. LaFayette's Tour Marker
Inscription. General LaFayette visited The Hermitage on May 5, 1825. Andrew Jackson exhibited the pistols LaFayette had given to George Washington in 1778.
 
Erected 2021 by The Lafayette Trail, Inc.; The William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 26.)
 
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 May 5, 1825.
 
Location. 36° 12.834′ N, 86° 36.948′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hermitage. It is on Rachels Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4580 Rachels Ln, Hermitage TN 37076, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States
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of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Hermitage (within shouting distance of this marker); The Education and Administration Buildings (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Hermitage Landscape (about 700 feet away); The Hermitage Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Icehouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Triplex (approx. 0.2 miles away); Explore The Hermitage Grounds (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Architectural Evolution Of The Hermitage (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. The War Road (was about 700 feet away but has been permanently removed); Civil War at The Hermitage (was about 700 feet away but has been permanently removed).
 
LaFayette's Tour Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 12, 2022
2. LaFayette's Tour Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 29, 2026