Revolutionary Petersburg and the Marquis de Lafayette, America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman

Name: Revolutionary Petersburg and the Marquis de Lafayette, America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman
Start: 2024-10-26T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Petersburg Public Library, Petersburg, VA

Schedule

Sat Oct 26 2024 at 11:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Petersburg Public Library, Petersburg, VA | Petersburg, VA

Join us as we commemorate the bicentennial of the 1824 Farewell Tour visit to Petersburg of the American Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette. Events are taking place in late October, mainly on Saturday, October 26 and Tuesday, October 29. Details are here:
https://visitpetersburgva.org/events/commemorating-marquis-de-lafayettes-visit-tours-talks-a-celebratory-banquet/
Come celebrate local history and America 250 with a variety of unique, once-in-a-lifetime events including a special dinner on October 26. Dinner tickets must be purchased via Eventbrite by Monday, October 14: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-marquis-de-lafayette-petersburg-banquet-tickets-1007929623637