Two hundred years to the day, Major General Marquis de Lafayette was again honored by admirers when Mount Vernon Estate held a re-enactment of his Oct. 17, 1824, return to George Washington’s home.

Sep. 20—A reenactment of the Marquis de Lafayette's 1824 visit to Trenton is scheduled for next week, marking the 200th anniversary of the event. The reenactment will take place on September 25 ...

Lafayette returned to America in 1824 at the request of then-President James Monroe. His past heroics earned him the title of “The Nation’s Guest” during his 1824 Farewell Tour, where he ...

Flag poles and flags erected on Lafayette utility poles along Brentwood Boulevard by one or more residents may violate a city ordinance. The flag poles and flags appear to have been erected ...

This year’s Yorktown Day celebration also coincides with the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s return to America in 1824 as the “Guest of the Nation,” in which he visited all ...

15. The diploma is on display as the Williamsburg and Yorktown areas get ready for the 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s return to America in 1824 as the “Guest of the Nation” in which he ...

Lafayette still maintains a relatively diverse economy, despite its main economic strengths lying primarily within the health care and service industries. The city boasts itself as the center of ...

UPDATE, 9/27/24, 2:37 p.m.: The Lafayette Police Department said 36-year-old Walter Alexander was arrested in connection with the incident and taken into custody by FBI agents. ORIGINAL ...

The Lafayette Fire Department announced they are hosting an abbreviated 9/11 flag-raising event on Monday, Oct. 7. The event will be an abbreviated 9/11 event after the original ceremony was ...