Historical Marker

In Commemoration of Marquis De Lafayette

Milledgeville · Baldwin County · Erected 1925

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The Story

Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette was feted on these grounds during his 1825 tour of Georgia's capital, honored with a grand ball and barbecue and reunited with a soldier who once carried him from battle.

About this site

In Commemoration of Marquis De Lafayette is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, erected in 1925. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Baldwin County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0799, -83.2254 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia's Secession Convention (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Provost Guard Campsite, Troup-Clark Political Feud, and State House Square.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.0799, -83.2254 · Milledgeville, Baldwin County

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