Fredericksburg in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lafayette's Tour
Mapping the Farewell Tour
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Photographed by Evan Dwyer, August 25, 2024
1. Lafayette's Tour Marker
Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 126.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is November 20, 1824.
Location. 38° 18.175′ N, 77° 27.618′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is on Princess Anne Street (Business U.S. 17) south of William Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in front of the Fredericksburg Area Museum at old Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 907 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg VA 22401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, 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: Presented to the City of Fredericksburg (a few steps from this marker); Site of Barton House (a few steps from this marker); St. George's Graveyard (a few steps from this marker); 1914 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Second Town Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Market Square (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Other markers no longer nearby. Auction Block (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); The Market Square (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Second Town Hall / Market House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Gun from the CSS Virginia (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, November 16, 2024
2. Lafayette's Tour Marker
Marker is at right. The Fredericksburg Area Museum, occupying the building behind it, stands in the 1816 Town Hall & Market House - the very building Lafayette visited on his arrival.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 35 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
