Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lafayette

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

1. Lafayette Marker

Inscription. On March 4-5, 1825, was guest of Fayetteville (named for him 1783), staying at home of Duncan McRae, on site of present courthouse.

Erected 1939 by Department of Conservation and Development. (Marker Number I-12.)

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 North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1608.

Location. 35° 3.093′ N, 78° 52.741′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of Gillespie Street and Franklin Street, on the right when traveling south on Gillespie Street. Marker is in front of the former county courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fayetteville NC 28305, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Charter of the University of N. C. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town House (about 400 feet away); The Market House (about 500 feet away); Old Town Hall (about 500 feet away); Fayetteville’s 250th Anniversary (about 500 feet away); Liberty Row

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(about 600 feet away); 1963 Protests (about 600 feet away); Plank Roads (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Also see . . .
1. History of Cumberland County. (Submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Marquis de Lafayette. (Submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Lafayette Marker at Former Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

2. Lafayette Marker at Former Courthouse

Lafayette Marker and Former Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

3. Lafayette Marker and Former Courthouse

General the Marquis de Lafayette image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 5, 2015

4. General the Marquis de Lafayette

This portrait of Lafayette by an unknown American Artist hangs in the Museum of the Historical Society of Maryland in Baltimore.

Courthouse Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

5. Courthouse Cornerstone

Lafayette Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

6. Lafayette Statue

First Presbyterian Church, 102 Ann Street, in background.

Lafayette 1757 - 1834 Statue Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

7. Lafayette 1757 - 1834 Statue Marker

Presented to
City of Fayetteville
by
The Lafayette Society, Inc.
Mrs. Clifford C. Duell President
April 9, 1983

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,340 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on November 7, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on November 12, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.