Claremont in Sullivan 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 William Fischer, Jr., August 1, 2023

1. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Inscription.
On June 27, 1825, General Lafayette was greeted by crowds & 13 gun salute. He stayed at Stevens' Hotel, and left the next morning for VT.

Erected 2020 by The Lafayette Trail, Inc.; The William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 22.)

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 June 27, 1825.

Location. 43° 22.364′ N, 72° 20.298′ W. Marker is in Claremont, New Hampshire, in Sullivan County. It is at the intersection of Opera House Square and Pleasant Street (New Hampshire Route 11/12), in the median on Opera House Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Opera House Sq, Claremont NH 03743, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s Monadnock Region.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Monadnock Mills Historic Timeline (about 500 feet away); Civil War Memorial (about 500 feet away); The Claremont Freedom Garden (about 500 feet away); Historic Handshake (approx. one mile away); First Roman Catholic Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Union Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); William Jarvis (approx. 3.7 miles away in Vermont). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Claremont.

Also see . . .
1. Bicentennial of Lafayette's Tour (2024). (Submitted on August 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. The Lafayette Trail: Mapping General Lafayette’s Farewell Tour in the United States (1824-1825). (Submitted on August 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 1, 2023

2. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 621 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.