North Braddock in Allegheny 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 Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2022

1. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Inscription. On May 29, 1825, General Lafayette visited Braddock’s Field and spent the night at the Wallace Mansion. He left for Pittsburgh the next day.

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 91.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, 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 29, 1825.

Location. 40° 24.177′ N, 79° 51.794′ W. Marker is in North Braddock, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Marker is on Jones Avenue (Library Street) south of Bell Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located in George Washington Statue park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 534 Jones Ave, Braddock PA 15104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Braddock's Field (here, next to this marker); Colonel George Washington Monument (here, next to this marker); Braddock's Defeat (a few steps from this marker); Alexander M. Scott High School (within shouting distance of this marker); Braddock Carnegie Library (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); First United Presbyterian Church

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(about 700 feet away); The Great Steel Strike of 1919 (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Braddock.

Also see . . . Lafayette's Tour.

In 1824 Marquis de Lafayette was invited to visit the United States for the first time in 41 years. As an American hero and one of the only surviving commanders from the Revolution, Lafayette’s visit to the U.S. was highly anticipated and met with a great deal of enthusiasm and excitement. Lafayette’s Tour extended from 1824 to 1825. During this time he visited Washington D.C., as well as major cities and small communities across 24 states.
On May 29, 1825 General Lafayette stopped in Braddock, PA and overnighted at the Wallace Mansion before departing for Pittsburgh. The June 10, 1825 edition of the US Gazette briefly mentions the visit:
The general and family came down the Yonghiogany [Monongahela River] from Elizabethtown in a barge, and arrived at Braddock’s fields, at the hospitable mansion of Geo. Wallace, esqr. on Sunday evening last.

(Submitted on September 17, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2022

2. Lafayette's Tour Marker

(looking northwest • Jones Avenue in background)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2022

3. Lafayette's Tour Marker

(looking south • Colonel George Washington Monument in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on May 14, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.