West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Marquis De LaFayette
stood at this spot during an 1826 visit to West Chester
Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 13, 2014
1. Marquis De LaFayette Marker
Marquis De Lafayette
Viewed the troops escorting him
from a visit to the
Brandywine Battle-Field
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1883.
Location. 39° 57.885′ N, 75° 36.369′ W. Marker is in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is at the intersection of East Lafayette Street and Clover Alley, on the left when traveling west on East Lafayette Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Chester PA 19380, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: General Lafayette (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 97th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers Memorial (about 400 feet away); Marshall Square Park (about 400 feet away); Simon Barnard Row (about 700 feet away); David Townsend House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph T. Rothrock (approx. 0.2 miles away); Barclay Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Woman's Rights Convention of 1852 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.
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Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 13, 2014
2. Marquis De LaFayette Marker - on the ground roadside
Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 13, 2014
3. Marquis De LaFayette Marker at Clover Alley & Lafayette Street
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,646 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
