Canandaigua in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lafayette's Tour

Mapping the Farewell Tour

— The Lafayette Trail —

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

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2024

1. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Inscription. On June 7, 1825, General Lafayette was greeted at the local hotel and spent the night a the nearby mansion of John Greig.

Erected 2021 by The Lafayette Trail, Inc.; The William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 42.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Lafayette’s Farewell Tour series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 7, 1825.

Location. 42° 53.695′ N, 77° 17.209′ W. Marker is in Canandaigua, New York, in Ontario County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 21/332) and Scotland Road, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 228 North Main Street, Canandaigua NY 14424, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Granger Homestead (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mary Lee Clark Thompson (approx. ¼ mile away); The History of St. Mary's Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Susan B. Anthony (approx. half a mile away); Woodlawn Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); 200 Years of Peace and Friendship (approx. half a mile away); The Last General Council of the United States (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canandaigua.

Also see . . .
1. The Lafayette Trail: Mapping General Lafayette’s Farewell Tour in the United States (1824-1825). (Submitted on May 6, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Bicentennial of Lafayette's Farewell Tour. (Submitted on May 6, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2024

2. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on December 15, 2025, by Diane Klinefelter of McMurray, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.