Jeffersonton in Culpeper County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lafayette's Tour

Mapping the Farewell Tour

— The Lafayette Trail —

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

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 7, 2026

1. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Inscription. On August 23, 1825, General Lafayette was received here by the citizens. After dining, he traveled north with a large escort of mounted horsemen.

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation, VA Sons of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 93.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is August 23, 1825.

Location. 38° 38.03′ N, 77° 54.891′ W. Marker is in Jeffersonton, Virginia, in Culpeper County. It is at the intersection of Jeffersonton Road (Virginia Route 621) and Springs Road ( Route 802), on the right when traveling north on Jeffersonton Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5073 Jeffersonton Road, Jeffersonton VA 22724, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

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.

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Spilman Homestead (approx. 1.6 miles away); Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 3 miles away); The Little Fork Rangers Monument (approx. 3.2 miles away); Little Fork Episcopal Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Little Fork Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Second Manassas Campaign (approx. 3.6 miles away); Culpeper County / Rappahannock County (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 4.2 miles away).

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 7, 2026

2. Lafayette's Tour Marker

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.