List of places named for the Marquis de Lafayette
This is a list of places named for the Marquis de Lafayette, a French General in the American Revolutionary War. Many of these places were named for him during his 1824–1825 visit to the United States.
Counties
- Fayette County, Alabama
- Fayette County, Georgia
- Fayette County, Illinois
- Fayette County, Indiana
- Fayette County, Iowa
- Fayette County, Kentucky
- Fayette County, Ohio
- Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- Fayette County, Tennessee
- Fayette County, Texas
- Fayette County, West Virginia
- Lafayette County, Arkansas
- Lafayette County, Florida
- Lafayette County, Mississippi
- Lafayette County, Missouri
- Lafayette County, Wisconsin
- Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Cities and Townships
- Fayette, Alabama
- Fayette, Indiana
- Fayette, Iowa
- Fayette, Maine
- Fayette, Mississippi
- Fayette, Missouri
- Fayette, New York
- Fayette, Ohio
- Fayette, Utah
- Fayette, West Virginia
- Fayette, Wisconsin, a town
- Fayette (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
- Fayette City, Pennsylvania
- Fayette City, Pennsylvania[1]
- Fayette Township, Calhoun County, Arkansas
- Fayette Township, Livingston County, Illinois
- Fayette Township, Vigo County, Indiana
- Fayette Township, Decatur County, Iowa
- Fayette Township, Linn County, Iowa
- Fayette Township, Michigan
- Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
- Fayette Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
- Fayetteville, Alabama
- Fayetteville, Arkansas, the Fayetteville with the greatest metropolitan population
- Fayetteville, North Carolina
- While many cities are named after Lafayette, Fayetteville was the first, and holds the distinction of being the only one he actually visited, arriving in Fayetteville by horse-drawn carriage in 1825 during Lafayette's visit to the United States from July 1824 to September 1825 celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill
- Fayetteville, Georgia, seat of Fayette County
- Fayetteville, Illinois
- Fayetteville, Indiana
- Fayetteville, Washington County, Indiana
- Fayetteville, Missouri
- Fayetteville, New York
- Fayetteville, North Carolina, the Fayetteville with the greatest city population
- Fayetteville, Ohio
- Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
- Fayetteville, Tennessee
- Fayetteville, Texas
- Fayetteville, West Virginia
- La Fayette, Illinois
- LaFayette, Alabama
- LaFayette, Georgia
- Lafayette, California
- Lafayette, Indiana, seat of Tippecanoe County and the home of Purdue University, named after Lafayette during his tour of America.[2]
- LaFayette, Kentucky
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- Lafayette, Minnesota
- LaFayette, New York
- Lafayette, Oregon
- Lafayette, Tennessee
- Lafayette metropolitan area, Louisiana
- Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana
- Lafayette Township, Lonoke County, Arkansas
- Lafayette Township, Ouachita County, Arkansas
- Lafayette Township, Scott County, Arkansas
- Lafayette Township, Coles County, Illinois
- LaFayette Township, Ogle County, Illinois
- Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana
- Lafayette Township, Floyd County, Indiana
- Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana
- Lafayette Township, Owen County, Indiana
- Lafayette Township, Allamakee County, Iowa
- Lafayette Township, Bremer County, Iowa
- Lafayette Township, Keokuk County, Iowa
- Lafayette Township, Story County, Iowa
- Lafayette Township, Chautauqua County, Kansas
- Lafayette Township, Michigan
- Lafayette Township, Minnesota
- Lafayette Township, Clinton County, Missouri
- Lafayette Township, St. Louis County, Missouri
Squares
- 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.
- Lafayette Square, Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California
- Lafayette Square, one of 22 historic public squares in Savannah, Georgia
- Lafayette Square (New Orleans), in the Central Business District, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Lafayette Square (Baltimore), Maryland
- Lafayette Square, Cambridge, part of the Central Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C., northernmost part of President's Park
Streets
- Rue La Fayette in Paris, one of the longest roads in the city, which crosses the 9th and 10th arrondissements of the city from southwest to northeast.
- Lafayette Street in New Haven, Connecticut
- Lafayette Street in Williston Park, New York
- New York City
- Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn
- Lafayette Avenue in The Bronx
- Lafayette Street in Manhattan
- Lafayette Street in Queens
- Lafayette Street in Staten Island
- Lafayette Road in New Hampshire, which extends from the Massachusetts border in Seabrook to Portsmouth
- Avenue de Lafayette in Boston, Massachusetts, located in the Downtown Crossing area.
- Lafayette Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland
- Lafayette Boulevard in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Lafayette Road in Harrington Park, New Jersey
- Lafayette Street in Cape May, New Jersey
- Lafayette Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, located near a critical area during the Revolution.
- Ulice Lafayettova in Olomouc, Czech Republic, is near the site of Lafayette's imprisonment.
- Lafayette Street in Metamora, Illinois
- Lafayette Drive and Lafayette Road in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, both off of Valley Forge Road located near Valley Forge.
Other Places
- 23244 Lafayette, a main-belt minor planet[3]
- Aix-la-Fayette, a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France
- Chavaniac-Lafayette is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France
- Fayette Historic State Park, Michigan
- Fayetteville Shale
- Lafayette, a French restaurant in New York City which operated from 1965 to the late 1970s
- Lafayette Apartment Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Lafayette Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Lafayette Building (Detroit)
- Lafayette Circus (Theatre), Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
- Lafayette College, in Easton, Pennsylvania
- Lafayette High School (Alabama), in Lafayette, Alabama
- Lafayette High School (Georgia), in Lafayette, Georgia
- Lafayette High School (Florida), in Mayo, Florida
- Lafayette High School, in Lexington, Kentucky
- Lafayette High School, in Lafayette, Louisiana
- Lafayette High School, in St. Joseph, Missouri
- Lafayette High School, in Wildwood, Missouri
- Lafayette High School, in Brooklyn, New York
- Lafayette High School, in Buffalo, New York
- Lafayette High School, near Williamsburg, Virginia
- Lafayette Hill, California
- Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
- Lafayette River
- Lafayette Theatre (Suffern), in Suffern, Rockland County, New York, United States
- Lafayette Theatre (Harlem), in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
- Hotel Lafayette, an historic hotel in Buffalo, New York
- Hotel Lafayette, a hotel and restaurant which operated in New York City
- LaFayette Hotel, an historic hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas
- The Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows, a hotel in San Diego, California
- LaFayette Jr./Sr. High School in LaFayette, New York
- Lafayette Square Mall, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Mount Lafayette in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
See also
- Lafayette (disambiguation)
- Lafayette County (disambiguation)
- Lafayette Township (disambiguation)
- Lafayette Hill (disambiguation)
- Lafayette Park (disambiguation)
- Lafayette Square (disambiguation)
- Fayette (disambiguation)
- Fayette County (disambiguation)
- Fayette Township (disambiguation)
- Fayetteville (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ Reports, Rasmussen. "Lafayette, We Are Embarrassed - Rasmussen Reports®". www.rasmussenreports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- 1 2 "Lafayette History". Visit Lafayette–West Lafayette. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ "The Gazette of the American Friends of Lafayette" (PDF).
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