East Lampeter Township near Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lafayette
Photographed by William Pope, April 14, 2024
1. Lafayette Marker
Lafayette
Reviewed the
Local battalions of
Infantry and cavalry
Troops
Which assembled here
As guard of honor
To escort him to
Lancaster
July 27. 1825
Marked by
The Lancaster County
Historical Society
1934
Erected 1934 by The Lancaster County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is July 27, 1825.
Location. 40° 2.417′ N, 76° 15.521′ W. Marker is near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in East Lampeter Township. It is on Old Philadelphia Pike (Pennsylvania Route 340) east of Chateau Hill, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1813 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster PA 17602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Witmer's Tavern (approx. 0.9 miles away); Thaddeus Stevens (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rock Ford (approx. 1.7 miles away); At Rockford near here lived & died General Edward Hand, M.D. (approx. 1.8 miles away); Stevens Greenland Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (approx. 1.8 miles away); Proclamation (approx. 1.9 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.
Photographed by William Pope, April 14, 2024
2. Lafayette Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
