On Sept. 4, 1824, the Marquis made a brief stopover in Middletown during his tour of the country he helped establish.

To mark the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Leesburg, the town has launched a new self-guided walking ...

In celebration of the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette’s historic visit to Leesburg, the Town of Leesburg has ...

Cole's French Dip, the oldest restaurant in Los Angeles, closes. It's the latest departed eatery we are mourning ...

An American Musical" on Broadway, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Lin-Manuel Miranda about the origin and legacy of the show.

A recent Marquis de Lafayette celebration honored a significant piece of local history, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily ...

Michael Halbert portrayed Lafayette at Thornbury Farm where British Troops had met on September 11, 1777, for an audience of ...

By Richard Robbins Gilbert du Motier was 19 when he departed France for the United States in 1777, leaving behind a young daughter and a pregnant wife. He excitedly told his father-in-law, “You will ...

La grandee soirée to be staged Aug. 23-24 for Culpeper Lafayette Days, like they did for the centennial in 1925 remembering patriot's local visit Aug. 12, 1825.

The Town of Leesburg invites the public to a pop-up exhibit on Friday, Aug. 1, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Leesburg.

General Marquis de Lafayette returns to Havre de Grace on the 200th anniversary of his original visit, on Tuesday, July 29.

Excerpted from “A Son and his Adoptive Father: The Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington” 2006 exhibition at Mount Vernon.