Lafayette remembered in Scenery Hill
Historic marker unveiled on National Road
Revolutionary War hero Gen. Marquis de Lafayette鈥檚 local legacy has been immortalized in Scenery Hill, thanks to a historic marker that was unveiled to the public on Friday afternoon.
The plaque, located at the corner of the National Road and Fava Farm Road, commemorates Lafayette鈥檚 1825 visit to then-village Hillsborough during his national tour to celebrate America鈥檚 50th anniversary.
The effort to install the marker was spearheaded by the nonprofit Lafayette Trail Inc., which promotes Lafayette鈥檚 significance in revolutionary era history, in collaboration with the non-profit William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
Lafayette Trail has installed 201 other markers across the country in recognition of various aspects of the noted Frenchman鈥檚 life.
According to Lafayette Trail Founder Julien Icher, Lafayette symbolizes the important bonds of friendship between the two countries and the shared values of kinship and democracy, which were reignited during the general鈥檚 visit.
According to North Bethlehem Supervisor James Dudt, Lafayette鈥檚 story is inseparable from America鈥檚 founding.
鈥淭wo hundred years ago, the Marquis de Lafayette traveled this route from Washington to Brownsville and stopped here, in what was then Hillsborough, for breakfast,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hough brief, that visit reminds us that history is shaped not only in capitals and on battlefields, but also in communities like this one.鈥�