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Erie Canal Museum to host event remembering Marquis de Lafayette’s 1825 Syracuse visit
The Erie Canal Museum will host an event on Saturday, June 7 remembering the Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, and his 1825 visit through Upstate New York.
Lafayette in Erie: A cannon salute, toasts and an elaborate banquet overlooking the bay
The Revolutionary War hero visited Erie in 1825 as part of a 13-month, 6,000-mile tour of the young United States.