Le Marquis de Lafayette Visited Mobile
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Markerman62
N 30° 41.343 W 088° 02.645
16R E 400000 N 3395606
Located in downtown Mobile.
Waymark Code: WMKKFX
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2014
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On this site stood the home of Mayor Samuel H. Garrow, where the Marquis de Lafayette was entertained on his visit to Mobile April 7, 1825. Lafayette, French officer, statesman and hero of the American Revolution, visited the United States as "Guest of the Nation" in 1824-1825. Mobile gave an enthusiastic welcome to the distinguished general.
Marker Name: Le Marquis de Lafayette Visited Mobile
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by Historic Mobile Preservation Society
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1975
Marker Number: Not Listed
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