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LAFAYETTE’S TOUR

Program
Lafayette Trail
Subject
Event, People, Site
Location
43 Singer Ave, Paradise, PA 17562, USA
Lat/Long
40.012976, -76.131238
Grant Recipient
The Lafayette Trail, Inc.
Historic Marker

LAFAYETTE’S TOUR

Inscription

LAFAYETTE'S TOUR
ON JULY 27, 1825, GENERAL
LAFAYETTE WAS WELCOMED AT
DAVID WITMER'S IN PARADISE
WHERE HE WAS GREETED BY
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2025

On Wednesday, July 27, 1825, Lafayette and his entourage left West Chester, PA and proceeded through Gap and Paradise, PA. In Paradise, he halted for a few minutes an the home of MR. David Witmer and was introduced to a crowd of ladies and gentlemen. Heading on , they eventually stopped for the night in Lancaster where Lafayette met with Revolutionary War veterans and attended a ball.