Historical Marker

The Lafayette Monument

Fort Benning · Chattahoochee County · Erected 1926

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The Story

Georgia's Daughters of the American Revolution placed this monument in 1926 to mark where the Marquis de Lafayette, touring America as a celebrated Revolutionary hero, crossed the Chattahoochee in 1825 along the Federal Road.

About this site

The Lafayette Monument is a historical marker in Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, erected in 1926. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Chattahoochee County, among 20 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.3637, -84.9569 near Fort Benning. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Benning / Fort Benning Military Reservation (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Riverside, "Riverside", and 24th Infantry Regiment (colored).

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

📍 32.3637, -84.9569 · Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County

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