Near Point Marion in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lafayette's Tour

Mapping the Fairwell Tour

— The Lafayette Trail —

Lafayette's Tour Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 27, 2024

1. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Inscription.
General Lafayette visited his friend, Albert Gallatin, former secretary of the treasury, here at his home May 27 and 28, 1825

Erected 2024 by The Lafayette Trail, Inc.; The William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. 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 27, 1825.

Location. 39° 46.657′ N, 79° 55.846′ W. Marker is near Point Marion, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It can be reached from New Geneva Road (Pennsylvania Route 166) south of Pekar Road, on the left when traveling north. This marker is located at the Friendship Hill National Historic Site. The grounds are open from sunrise to sunset and there is no entrance fee. From the park entrance on New Geneva Rd, continue along the street to the marker at the entrance to the parking area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 233 New Geneva Road, Point Marion PA 15474, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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 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 walking distance of this marker: Albert Gallatin (within shouting distance of this marker); Friendship Hill Trail System (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Friendship Hill

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(about 500 feet away); Stone Cistern (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Preserving the 1910 Landscape (approx. 0.2 miles away); Monongahela River (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sophia Allegre Gallatin (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Friendship Hill Trail System (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Point Marion.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Preserving the 1910 Landscape (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Lafayette's Tour. The date on the marker is 2020, but it was not installed until 2024.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 15, 2024

2. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 30, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 2. submitted on September 15, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.