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Creation Date
6-30-2019
Description
The marker reads: "JULY 4TH, 1825 - BY ACT OF THE U.S. CONGRESS A TOWNSHIP, SIX SQUARE MILES, WAS GRANTED TO THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE, HERE, IN GRATITUDE FOR HIS GENEROUS AID DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR. MARKED BY FLORIDA CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF FOUNDERS AND PATRIOTS OF AMERICA" Bottom of sign: emblem for Daughters of Founders & Patriots of America 1807-1898 Top of sign: Eagle with shield and two flags
Latitude, Longitude
30 deg 26' 3.40", 84 deg 15' 19.80"
Recommended Citation
Taylor,, George Lansing Jr., "Lafayette Township Grant Plaque Tallahassee, FL" (2019). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 7410.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/7410
