&sq=&lang=&file=File:LafayettePhilly.jpg) The Marquis de Lafayette enters Philadelphia in 1824. | |
| Date | September 28, 1824 |
|---|---|
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Type | parade |
| Organized by | City of Philadelphia |
| Participants | Marquis de Lafayette |
The Lafayette Welcoming Parade of 1824 was a parade held in Philadelphia in September 1824 to welcome the arrival of the Marquis de Lafayette on the occasion of his visit to the United States for a sixteen-month tour.[1][2]
- ^ Clary, David (2007). Adopted Son: Washington, Lafayette, and the Friendship that Saved the Revolution. New York, New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0-553-80435-5., pp. 443-444
- ^ Loveland, Anne (1971). Emblem of Liberty: The Image of Lafayette in the American Mind. LSU Press. ISBN 0-8071-2462-1., p. 3