LAFAYETTE’S TOUR
- Program
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- Location
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Lafayette Trail
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Event, People, Site
- 7773 Williston Rd, Williston, VT 05495, USA
- 44.43917, -73.075361
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The Lafayette Trail, Inc.
LAFAYETTE’S TOUR
Inscription
LAFAYETTE’S TOURON JUNE 29, 1825, GENERAL
LAFAYETTE WAS MET BY A
DETACHMENT OF CAVALRY UNDER
THE COMMAND OF MAJOR MEECH
AND ESCORTED TO BURLINGTON.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2025
Lafayette was traveling from Windsor, VT through Montpelier, where he had addressed the First State House (today’s VT Supreme Court) the day before. Williston Road, now U.S. Route 2, follows the historic roadway, so it’s likely the entourage passed this way.
The marker stands on a public green, next to the statue of Thomas Chittenden, first governor of Vermont.
