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Fayette County (named for Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette) [149] Gallatin County (named for Albert Gallatin, Swiss American and Secretary of State) [150] LaRue County (named for John LaRue, early Kentucky settler) [151] Marion County (named for Francis Marion, a hero of the American Revolution of French Huguenot ancestry) [146]
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette [a] (French: [ʒilbɛʁ dy mɔtje maʁki d(ə) la fajɛt]; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette [a] (/ ˌ l ɑː f i ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l æ f-/ LA(H)F-ee-ET), was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington ...
Lafayette Square in Buffalo, New York, where he spoke during his nationwide tour in 1825.; Lafayette Square station, a Buffalo Metro Rail station; Lafayette Square in Saint Louis, Missouri, neighborhood created in 1833 as one of the city's first public parks and named in his honor in 1854.
Fayette County: 067: Lexington: 1780: Kentucky County: Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French-born Revolutionary War general 320,154: 284 sq mi (736 km 2) Fleming County: 069: Flemingsburg: 1798: Mason County: John Fleming (1735–91), frontiersman and one of the county's original settlers 15,442: 351 sq mi (909 km 2 ...
1831, 193 years ago Lafayette letter. The Marquis de Lafayette writes a letter to Uticans, thanking them for donating $974 to help Poland in its rebellion to overthrow Russian rule.
Articles relating to Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), a key figure in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolution of 1789, and the July Revolution of 1830. Subcategories
Location of Fayette County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
The aircraft carrier USS Langley was renamed La Fayette by France. Several warships were named after Lafayette: The French Navy acquired USS Langley in 1951 and renamed it La Fayette. The French frigate La Fayette is a modern "stealth frigate" launched in 1992 and in use by the French Navy since 1996. It is the namesake of the La Fayette class ...