Lafayette arrived by boat to cannon and musket fire. He might have been the most famous person in America. Beaufort recreating historic visit ...

"The Six Triple Eight," a Netflix film directed by Tyler Perry, opens on the horrors of war in Europe. The year is 1943, and ...

The Green-Meldrim House is hosting an event in recognition of the 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s return to America.

Famous foreigners have often attracted large American crowds, but neither the Beetles nor the Rolling Stones nor Winston ...

Marquis de Lafayette’s story echoes through the Roanoke Valley with a celebration of the 200th anniversary of his farewell tour.

And so it was that General Lafayette, the Revolutionary War hero from France, sat down for breakfast at the Frost Inn in downtown South Berwick, the current site of the Stage House Inn.

During his nationwide tour 50 years later, he was the last surviving general from the war.

Americans turned out in droves to catch a glimpse of the aging Revolutionary War hero at every opportunity. Roads between Richmond and Raleigh were so rough that Lafayette’s entourage was ...

Historians are retracting Marquis de Lafayette's national tour across 24 states 200 years ago. Events are being held in ...

Long before the audiences of the musical “Hamilton” experienced him as the fast-rapping “America’s favorite fighting ...

A handful of events — such as a ball featuring Regency-era dances — are planned to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the ...