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Marquis de Lafayette’s Visit To Fort Hunter

July 28, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

220px-Gilbert_du_Motier_Marquis_de_LafayetteIf you visit Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter, you will be following in the footsteps of Marquis de Lafayette, who visited by canal boat in 1825.

A French aristocrat, Lafayette fought with George Washington’s army during the American Revolution. At some point while in America the Frenchman visited Johnstown and was entertained by the families of Jacob and Thomas Sammons, who leased the former Johnson Hall for four years after the Loyalist Johnson family fled to Canada. Lafayette played a key role in the British defeat at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781. [Read more…] about Marquis de Lafayette’s Visit To Fort Hunter

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, Erie Canal, Fonda, Fort Hunter, Lafayette, Military History, Mohawk River, Schoharie Crossing SHS

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