As America celebrates its 250th anniversary year, our writers at Harrisburg Historical have been baking up a couple of articles about Harrisburg in America’s Revolutionary Era. This new essay by writer and managing editor, JT Crocenzi, remembers Marquis de Lafeyette’s visit to Harrisburg in 1825 as part of his final tour of the United States.
Here’s the lede.
“During the Marquis de Lafayette’s tour of the United States in 1824 and 1825, he made a short stop in Harrisburg. Adored by the city, his presence evoked in Harrisburg the patriotic pride of a nation celebrating its fiftieth birthday.”
Read the rest here: “Lafayette Comes to Harrisburg: How Pennsylvania’s Capital Welcomed the Nation’s Guest in 1825“
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