LAFAYETTE’S TOUR
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- Location
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Lafayette Trail
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Event, People, Site
- 43 Singer Ave, Paradise, PA 17562, USA
- 40.012976, -76.131238
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The Lafayette Trail, Inc.
LAFAYETTE’S TOUR
Inscription
LAFAYETTE'S TOURON 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.