Lafayette Park in Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lafayette Township Grant

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 28, 2024

1. Lafayette Township Grant Marker after restoration

Inscription. This marker is on the western boundary line of the land selected by Major General the Marquis de Lafayette and granted by the United States Congress to him in 1825 in appreciation of his services during the Revolutionary War. The grant contains 36 square miles.

Erected by the City of Tallahassee.

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

Location. 30° 27.201′ N, 84° 16.621′ W. Marker is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It is in Lafayette Park. It is at the intersection of North Gadsden Street and East 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Gadsden Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1030 North Gadsden Street, Tallahassee FL 32303, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: A different marker also named Lafayette Township Grant (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Spanish Trail Highway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Towle House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Woman's Club of Tallahassee (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rutgers House/Tallahassee Garden Club Center (approx. 0.4 miles away); Governor William Dunnington Bloxham House 1844 / Governor Bloxham House

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(approx. half a mile away); Middle Florida Fairgrounds and Horse-Racing Track (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dream Builders (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Lafayette Land Grant Wikipedia article. (Submitted on December 9, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Lafayette Township Grant Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 6, 2014

2. Lafayette Township Grant Marker

Lafayette Township Grant Marker in Lafayette Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 6, 2014

3. Lafayette Township Grant Marker in Lafayette Park

Lafayette Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 6, 2014

4. Lafayette Park

Marquis de Lafayette image. Click for full size.

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5. Marquis de Lafayette

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,783 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 2, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 9, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.