200th Anniversary Reenactment of Lafayette’s American Tour: Madison Town Green

The trustees of the MHS invite all Madison citizens and visitors to join us on August 24 to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to America. In 1824, Lafayette, a hero of the American Revolution, returned from France to tour the United States as the nation was readying to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary of independence from British rule.The MHS will host a reenactment of the 1824 meeting in East Guilford between the Marquis and Colonel Jonathan Wilcox. This free event on the Madison green will be followed by a celebration of the grand opening of the Madison Center for History and Culture at Lee’s Academy at 14 Meetinghouse Lane.

Refreshments will be served.

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