Historical Marker

Lafayette

LaGrange · Troup County · Erected 1975

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The Story

Touring America in 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette found this west-Georgia frontier resembled his French estate, La Grange. The newly forming town adopted the name in his honor.

About this site

Lafayette is a historical marker in LaGrange, Troup County, erected in 1975. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Troup County, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0388, -85.0313 near LaGrange. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lagrange ART Museum (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Troup County, <i>Gilbert du Motier</i> Marquis de LaFayette, and Fuller Earle Callaway, Sr..

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📍 33.0388, -85.0313 · LaGrange, Troup County

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