Elizabeth 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 Mike Wintermantel, February 7, 2024

1. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Inscription. On May 29, 1825, General Lafayette was welcomed in Elizabeth. He embarked on a barge & proceeded downriver toward Braddock's Field.

Erected 2022 by The Lafayette Trail, Inc.; William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 90.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Heroes. 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° 16.366′ N, 79° 53.205′ W. Marker is in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and South 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elizabeth PA 15037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elizabeth (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Old Graveyard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Walker House (approx. half a mile away); West Elizabeth Honor Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); Elizabeth Township Honor Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); Monongahela River Navigation System (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Yohogania Courthouse (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabeth.

Another marker is no longer nearby. West Elizabeth Honor Roll (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 7, 2024

2. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.