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Maysville in Mason County, Kentucky — 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 Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023
1. Lafayette's Tour Marker
Inscription. On May 21, 1825, General Lafayette landed at Fish St. Escorted to Capt. Langhorne's hotel, he dined and met with Revolutionary War veterans.
 
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 92.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. 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 21, 1825.
 
Location. 38° 38.895′ N, 83° 46.002′ W. Marker is in Maysville, Kentucky, in Mason County. Marker is on Sutton Street south of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the grounds of the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 Sutton St, Maysville KY 41056, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kentucky Historian (within shouting distance of this marker); Phillips' Folly (within shouting distance of this marker); Limestone (within shouting distance of this marker); Stanley Forman Reed (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Noted Historian (about 400 feet away); The Lee House (about
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400 feet away); Shackleford Residence (about 600 feet away); Maysville Academy (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maysville.
 
Lafayette's Tour Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023
2. Lafayette's Tour Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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