Gulf Shores in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Lafayette’s Tour

Mapping the Farewell Tour

— The Lafayette Trail —

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

Photographed by Billy Clemmons, April 29, 2025

1. Lafayette’s Tour Marker

Inscription. On April 8, 1825 General Lafayette bid farewell to Gov. Israel Pickens & others at Mobile Point and departed on steamboat for New Orleans.

Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 16.)

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 April 8, 1825.

Location. 30° 13.785′ N, 88° 1.39′ W. Marker is in Gulf Shores, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on Fort Morgan Road (State Road 180) west of Burgoyne Road, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located with the Fort Morgan Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 51 AL-180, Gulf Shores AL 36542, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: Noble Leslie DeVotie (a few steps from this marker); 32 Pounder Sea Coast Defense Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Model 1918M1 155mm Gun and Model 1918A1 Carriage (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Battle of Fort Bowyer (within shouting distance of this marker); First Battle of Fort Bowyer (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Bowyer (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Bowyer War of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery Schenck (1899-1923) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gulf Shores.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2025, by Billy Clemmons of Florence, Alabama. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 60 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 30, 2025, by Billy Clemmons of Florence, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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