General Lafayette DAR Marker -- Warder Park, Jeffersonville, IN, USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 38° 16.488 W 085° 44.580
16S E 609950 N 4237052
This DAR plaque affixed to a block of Indiana marble memorializes the visit of General Lafayette to Jeffersonville Indiana in 1825, and celebrates his military service during the American Revolution
Waymark Code: WM1819B
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member 8Nuts MotherGoose
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This monument consists of a block of Indiana white marble with a DAR plaque on it. The monument is installed downtown Jeffersonville, Indiana in beautiful and historic Warder Park.
DAR Chapter: Indiana Society, DAR

Inscription:
GENERAL LA FAYETTE

was the official guest of the
STATE OF INDIANA
at Jeffersonville on May 12, 1825 at the house of former Governor Posey on the west corner of
front and Fort Street. He was welcomed by the Governor of the State, by a Committee of the General Assembly, by citizens of Jeffersonville, and by veterans of
THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION.

As commemorative of that visit and an enduring gratitude for his services in that war, as an American General in the field, and in enlisting the support of France at critical periods, this tablet has been erected by

THE SOCIETY OF INDIANA PIONEERS
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN INDIANA



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