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America’s Essential Friend: Lafayette’s Life and Legacy
Wed, Jun 18
|Leesburg
Attend this free program learn from experts on the Marquis de Lafayette and view the new Lafayette & Loudoun: His Life and Legacy exhibit.
Time & Location
Jun 18, 2025, 6:30 PM
Leesburg, 16 Loudoun St SW, Leesburg, VA 20175, USA
About the Event
As we mark the 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s Farewell tour of the United States, join us for a program with Chuck Schwam, Executive Director of American Friends of Lafayette (AFL) and Dr. Patricia Maclay, physician, historian, and AFL National Vice Chair for the Bicentennial of the Lafayette Farewell Tour.
Learn about the Revolutionary War hero’s life, his relationship with George Washington, and the bicentennial of the Farewell Tour.
Before and after the talk immerse yourself in the museum’s newest exhibit, Lafayette & Loudoun, to explore the many connections Lafayette had to Loudoun County and his visit here in 1825 during the Farewell Tour. Light refreshments will be served.