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Connecticut Welcomes Lafayette – AGAIN!

Lafayette’s Bicentennial Tour of Connecticut in 2024

In 1824-1825, as part of a nationwide tour of the United States, Revolutionary War General, Marquis de Lafayette, passed through Connecticut making stops in twenty-six towns along the route. Although fifty years had passed since the close of the Revolutionary War, Lafayette was still revered by Americans and was greeted by thousands of citizens hoping to get a glimpse of the hero as he traveled through the state. Most historians believe that America could not have won the war without the help of the young French General and yet many Americans today know little about him. We hope that the efforts of our committee will educate and remind Connecticut residents of the life and work of this remarkable man.

Lafayette visited 28 CT Towns in 1824 – click below to learn what happened in each town!

Towns on Route in order visited by Lafayette in 1824:  Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk, Westport, Fairfield, Bridgeport, Stratford, Milford, New Haven, East Haven, Branford, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, East Lyme, New London, Norwich, Jewett City, Plainfield, Stafford Springs, Tolland, Vernon, Hartford, Cromwell, and Middletown.

American Friends of Lafayette Bicentennial Teaser from American Friends of Lafayette on Vimeo.

Join our partner, The American Friends of Lafayette, for information on the 2024 National Bicentennial Tour of Lafayette and learn about the hundreds of events scheduled throughout the United States in 2024-2025.  

Upcoming events in Connecticut as part of the 
Lafayette National Bicentennial Tour

August 7, 2024Hagaman Memorial LIbraryEast Haven, Connecticut
August 17, 2024Fairfield Museum and History CenterFairfield, Connecticut
August 18, 2024Old Saybrook Historical Society at The KateOld Saybrook, Connecticut
August 18, 2024American Friends of Lafayette
and Horseneck DAR		NY/CT Border
August 19, 2024Horseneck DAR, Alliance Francaise Greenwich, 
and the Greenwich Historical Society		Greenwich, Connecticut
August 19, 2024Stratford Historical SocietyStratford, Connecticut
August 20, 2024Norwalk Historical SocietyNorwalk, Connecticut
Aug 20-21, 2024Stratford Historical SocietyStratford, Connecticut
August 21, 2024Hagaman Memorial LibraryEast Haven, Connecticut
August 21, 2024Clinton Historical SocietyClinton, Connecticut
August 21, 2024Preservation ConnecticutNew Haven, Connecticut
August 21, 2024New Haven MuseumNew Haven, Connecticut
August 22, 2024Norwich Historical SocietyNorwich, Connecticut
August 22, 2024Old Lyme Historical SocietyOld Lyme, Connecticut
August 22, 2024Branford Historical SocietyBranford, Connecticut
August 22, 2024New London Maritime SocietyNew London, Connecticut
August 23, 2024Plainfield Senior CenterPlainfield, Connecticut
August 24, 2024Madison Historical SocietyMadison, Connecticut
September 4, 2024Old State House Museum and
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History		Hartford, Connecticut
September 6, 2024Webb Deane Stevens MuseumWethersfield, Connecticut
Sept 6-8, 2024Tolland Historical SocietyTolland, Connecticut
September 7, 2024Lafayette SymposiumFairfield University, Fairfield, CT
September 8, 2024Vernon Historical SocietyVernon, Connecticut

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