Salisbury in Gap in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lafayette's Tour

— The Lafayette Trail —

Photographed by Robyn Young, July 26, 2025

1. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Inscription. On July 27, 1825, General Lafayette was welcomed at Slaymaker's Hotel where he greeted troops & locals and enjoyed refreshments.

Erected 2025 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 171.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. 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 July 27, 1825.

Location. 39° 59.696′ N, 76° 2.304′ W. Marker is in Gap, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Salisbury. It is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) half a mile west of Route 41 South and Route 30 West (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5117 Lincoln Highway, Gap PA 17527, 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.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Great Minquas Path (approx. one mile away); William Chester Ruth (approx. 1.1 miles away); World Wars I and II Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Gap Clock Tower (approx. 1.3 miles away); Walker House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Kinzer

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); Christiana Riot Monument (approx. 3.6 miles away); Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad Bridge at Pine Creek, Circa 1830 (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gap.

Additional commentary.
1.
Slaymaker's Hotel is now the White Chimneys Estate, a historic site.

— Submitted August 3, 2025, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2025, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 49 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 3, 2025, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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