Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Lancaster, Worcester, Leicester, Charlton and Sturbridge, MA
Schedule
Tue Sep 03 2024 at 07:00 am
UTC-04:00Location
Timothy Paine House | Worcester, MA
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Lancaster, MAAFL is working with the First Church of Lancaster Unitarian Universalist to commemorate Lafayette’s stop in Lancaster. The original church building, designed by Charles Bullfinch and dedicated in 1817, still stands. Reverend Nathaniel Thayer addressed Lafayette here in 1824.
Worcester, MA
AFL is working with the Worcester Historical Museum and the Colonel Timothy Bigelow chapter of the DAR to commemorate Lafayette’s reception in Worcester. The chapter is based at the Oaks, formerly the Timothy Paine House, where a large crowd of veterans greeted Lafayette.
Leicester, MA
AFL is working with the Christ Episcopal Church Rochdale to commemorate Lafayette’s greeting by the people of the town of Leicester and the address by Reverend Joseph Muenscher. The historic church was completed in 1824 and still stands.
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Where is it happening?
Timothy Paine House, Worcester,MA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
