Yorktown in York County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lafayette’s Tour
Mapping the Farewell Tour
| — | The Lafayette Trail | — |
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Lafayette’s Tour Marker
From Oct. 18-20, 1824, General Lafayette was honored in Yorktown with celebrations marking the October 19, 1781 American and French Victory.
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 60.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 37° 14.332′ N, 76° 30.487′ W. Memorial is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It can be reached from Water Street west of Buckner Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located along Yorktown’s Riverwalk. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 323 Water Street, Yorktown VA 23690, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Virginia’s Peninsula, in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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: Converging on Yorktown (here, next to this marker); Heavy Artillery at Yorktown (here, next to this marker); Wars & Yorktown (here, next to this marker); Replica Cannon (a few steps from this marker); Admiral de Grasse, the French Navy and American Independence (within shouting distance of this marker); The Olympic Flame (within shouting distance of this marker); Kiskiak Indians
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Also see . . .
1. Lafayette’s Tour. William G. Pomeroy Foundation (Submitted on February 7, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. The Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette College (Submitted on February 7, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. The Lafayette Trail. Celebrating Lafayette's Farewell Tour (Submitted on February 8, 2025.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Lafayette’s Tour Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on January 9, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
