Tag: Lafayette

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    Lafayette’s 1825 Visit to Leesburg Commemorated

    By Nancy Spannaus* June 22, 2024—More than 75 people gathered on the lawn of the Charles Hamilton Houston Courthouse in Leesburg today, for a ceremonial unveiling of a trail marker commemorating the Marquis de…

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    LHS’s Lecture Series – Lafayette’s Farewell Tour – 6/26/2022

    Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s lecture series: “Lafayette: Our Nation’s Adopted Son and His Farewell Tour of the America He Loved” Sunday, June 26, at 2:00 p.m. In-person at…

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    Remembering Lafayette’s Visit to Loudoun

    By: Nancy Spannaus* One year before the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the nation will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the visit by one of the leading figures…