Historical Marker

Marquis de Lafayette Visited Augusta In March, 1825.

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 1985

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The Story

On his 1825 farewell tour of America, the aging Revolutionary hero steamed up the Savannah by riverboat and was feted in Augusta with a banquet and ball said to outshine even the welcome given George Washington in 1791.

About this site

Marquis de Lafayette Visited Augusta In March, 1825. is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1985. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.4768, -81.9689 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is LaFayette Visits Augusta (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Broad Street Artists ROW, Morris Museum of ART, and Bell System at Augusta, Georgia.

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

📍 33.4768, -81.9689 · Augusta, Richmond County

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