Columbia in Fluvanna County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lafayette's Tour
Mapping the Farewell Tour
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Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 2, 2026
1. Lafayette's Tour Marker
Erected 2025 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 146.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is November 3, 1824.
Location. 37° 45.157′ N, 78° 9.696′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Virginia, in Fluvanna County. It is on Saint James Street (Virginia Route 6) east of Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia VA 23038, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Point of Fork (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Point of Fork (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rassawek (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Point of Fork (approx. 4½ miles away); Fluvanna County World War Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Elk Hill (approx. 5.2 miles away); Second Century Guarantors (approx. 5½ miles away); World War I Field Gun (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Elk Hill (was approx. 5.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 2, 2026
2. Lafayette's Tour Marker
View generally west
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 2, 2026
3. Lafayette's Tour Marker
View facing east
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 61 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 9, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
