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LAFAYETTE’S TOUR

Program
Lafayette Trail
Subject
Event, People, Site
Location
9 W Genesee St, Skaneateles, NY 13152, USA
Lat/Long
42.945907640352, -76.42857917073
Grant Recipient
The Lafayette Trail, Inc.
Historic Marker

LAFAYETTE’S TOUR

Inscription

LAFAYETTE’S TOUR
AT 1 A.M. ON JUNE 9, 1825,
GENERAL LAFAYETTE WAS FETED
IN SKANEATELES. HE BRIEFLY
STOPPED AT HALL'S HOTEL, THEN
CONTINUED HIS JOURNEY EAST.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2025

Despite it being 1 A.M., the streets were thronged with people and the village was illuminated with bonfires. Lafayette’s stop here was brief, followed by his arrival at 6 A.M. in Syracuse. As for the location of Hall’s Hotel, according to the Skaneateles Historical Society, it was “#11 in Block 12”, located at the corner of Jordan Street and East Genesee Street (Rt. 20), the location of the Masonic Hall in 2024.