List of places named for the Marquis de Lafayette information
See also: Honors and memorials to the Marquis de Lafayette
This is a list of places named for the Marquis de Lafayette, a French General in the American Revolutionary War. Many of these places were named for him during his 1824–1825 visit to the United States.
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Gilbert de La Fayette (24 December 1779 – 29 November 1849) was the son of Gilbert du Motier, MarquisdeLafayette, the French officer and hero ofthe American...
escadrille ofthe Aéronautique Militaire was composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying fighters. It was named in honor oftheMarquisdeLafayette, French...
MarquisdeLafayette (1757–1834), a French aristocrat and Revolutionary War hero, was widely commemorated in the U.S. and elsewhere. Below is a list of...
Fayette County (namedforthe French Estate ofMarquisdeLafayette) LaGrange ("The Barn") Lanier County Macon ("mason") Valdosta (named after the French-speaking...
with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given nameLafayette House of La Fayette, a French noble family Gilbert du Motier, MarquisdeLafayette (1757–1834)...
decorated veteran ofthe First World War. The Order's patron is theMarquisdeLafayette, the French officer who was commissioned a general in the Continental...
while MarquisdeLafayette led the National Guard in Vincennes to stop a riot. A confrontation between the guards and the nobles started, as the guards...
War of 1812 and was completed in 1822. The fort, originally named Fort Diamond after its shape, was renamed in 1823 to celebrate theMarquisde La Fayette...
on the 22nd, riding ahead of a column of Continental troops (the brigades of John Glover and James Mitchell Varnum) led by theMarquisdeLafayette. News...
listofplaces in the United States which are named after people. If not cited here, the etymology is generally referenced in the article about the person...
Mount Lafayette is a 5,249-foot (1,600 m) mountain at the northern end ofthe Franconia Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, United States....