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Rockville in Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut — 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 Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 4, 2023
1. Lafayette's Tour Marker
Inscription. On Sept. 4, 1824, General Lafayette was received at King's Tavern by the 1st Co., Governor's Horse Guard and escorted to East Hartford.
 
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 78.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 4, 1824.
 
Location. 41° 51.584′ N, 72° 25.926′ W. Marker is in Vernon, Connecticut, in Tolland County. It is in Rockville. Marker is at the intersection of Hyde Avenue (Connecticut Route 30) and East Street, on the right when traveling west on Hyde Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 91 East St, Vernon Rockville CT 06066, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. General Lafayette (a few steps from this marker); Fox Hill Tower - War Memorial Tower (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fitch Mill, Belding Silk Mills & Dart's Stone Mill (approx. 0.7 miles away); American Mill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cogswell Memorial Fountain (approx. one mile away); Vernon Korean War Monument (approx. one mile away); Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Memorial
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(approx. one mile away); Vernon Veterans Monument (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernon.
 
Lafayette's Tour Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 4, 2023
2. Lafayette's Tour Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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