Marquis de Lafayette
On September 10th 1824 Marquis de Lafayette Major General in the American Army during the War of the Revolution visited Public School No. 3 which was selected as the best example of the public school system established by the Free School Society of the City of New York.
In memory of that event this tablet is erected by a former pupil of the school under the direction of the Board of Education AD 1911
Erected 1911 by Board of Education.
Location. 40° 43.953′ N, 74° 0.382′ W. Marker is in New York, New York, in New York County. Marker is at the intersection of Hudson Street and Grove Street, on the right when traveling north on Hudson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 490 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Boyhood Home of Bret Harte (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Luke's Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); 4-10 Grove Street (within shouting distance of this marker); The Archive (about 400 feet
Categories. • Education • Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary •
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 19, 2012, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2012, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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