200 years ago, this major figure visited central Pa. Here’s how they’re celebrating the anniversary
Gilbert du Mortier, better known to many as the Marquis de Lafayette, was a key figure in the American Revolution. In 1824 ...
One of the most important chefs in American history was a founding father’s slave
One of most important figures in our nation’s culinary history toiled away in the slave kitchens of an American founding ...
Shrewsbury Township’s Blue Ball Inn hosted many historical events
A strong oral tradition ties Lafayette’s visit to the Blue Ball Inn, on the Old York Road south of Shrewsbury. That tale of ...
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COLUMN: Gen. Lafayette visits Suffolk
This article is the first in a series of three based on an undated booklet published by the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical ...