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Lafayette Returns to Rye
The Rye Historical Society, in partnership with the Rye Free Reading Room and American Friends of Lafayette, proudly presents "Lafayette Returns to Rye," a patriotic celebration commemorating Major General Lafayette’s return tour to America. This monumental Bicentennial event will feature hundreds of activities tracing Lafayette’s footsteps, following the exact dates and order of his 1824-1825 tour as the “Guest of the Nation.”
The American Friends of Lafayette Bicentennial celebration in Rye, NY, will take place on Sunday, August 18th, at the Village Green. This event, part of the National Celebration of Lafayette’s farewell tour, which begins two days earlier in New York City, commemorates Lafayette's historic visit to Penfield's Square House Inn and Tavern, now part of the Rye Historical Society, where he dined with his son George Washington Lafayette during his 1824 tour of New York. The day will be filled with revelry, with a highlight being a reenactment skit led by Doug Carey of Leaders of Tomorrow. This reenactment will vividly bring Lafayette’s visit to life, making history tangible and engaging for all attendees.
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