The American Spectator
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79% Informative
On Feb. 7, 1824 , President James Monroe invited Revolutionary War hero Gen. Lafayette to the United States .
Lafayette arrived at age 67 and traveled 6,000 miles by carriage and boat in his tour of all 24 states.
Lafayette was accompanied on his trip by his son George Washington Lafayette and his personal secretary Auguste Levasseur .
During his visit, places and streets were named or renamed in his honor.
Frida Ghitis: Lafayette’s farewell tour of America in 1824-1825 inspired enthusiasm becoming people resolved to be free.
She says it was the most patriotic event in U.S. history of its duration and number of cities and duration.
Ghitis says Lafayette 's farewell tour inspired enthusiasm for the cause of liberty, and the hour of our slavery arrived.
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