Lafayette spent only one day in Delaware in 1824, and we will celebrate his time in the "First State" exactly 200 years after he did.
11:30am to 4:00pm at Robinson House (Circa 1730)
1 Naamans Rd, Claymont, DE After breakfast, head over to Robinson House where Lafayette crossed the state line with a house and summer kitchen tour. View the Lafayette exhibit. Enjoy family fun activities of storytelling, children’s old-fashioned games and crafts, and wool spinning. Experience an American Revolutionary War encampment through the eyes of Lafayette. Lafayette arrives at 12:00pm Admission: Free. On-site parking.
1 Naamans Rd, Claymont, DE
After breakfast, head over to Robinson House where Lafayette crossed the state line with a house and summer kitchen tour. View the Lafayette exhibit. Enjoy family fun activities of storytelling, children’s old-fashioned games and crafts, and wool spinning. Experience an American Revolutionary War encampment through the eyes of Lafayette.
Lafayette arrives at 12:00pm
Admission: Free. On-site parking.
1883 Superfine Lane, Wilmington, DE
Brandywine Village, the 1742 site of the first flour mill along the Brandywine will unveil a Lafayette trail marker at 1:45 pm with great fanfare. Lafayette visited the site in 1777, 1803, and 1824 during his Farewell Tour. The day will include the Lafayette educational exhibit, guest speakers, colonial reenactors, choir performances, a color guard, and entertainment. Lafayette arrives at 1:15pm Admission: Free. On-site and street parking.
Brandywine Village, the 1742 site of the first flour mill along the Brandywine will unveil a Lafayette trail marker at 1:45 pm with great fanfare. Lafayette visited the site in 1777, 1803, and 1824 during his Farewell Tour. The day will include the Lafayette educational exhibit, guest speakers, colonial reenactors, choir performances, a color guard, and entertainment.
Lafayette arrives at 1:15pm
Admission: Free. On-site and street parking.
10:00am to 4:00pm Old Town Hall (Est. 1798)
504 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE Your next tour stop is in the city, at the site of the hub of political and social activities in the 1800’s. Lafayette was honored at Old Town Hall in 1824 with many toasts from local dignitaries and freemasons. Here you will experience English country dancing, French treats, colonial children’s games, a selfie station, the Lafayette traveling exhibit, and a performance at 3 pm by Williamsburg’s James Armistead Lafayette. Lafayette arrives at 2:30pm Admission: Free. Street parking.
504 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Your next tour stop is in the city, at the site of the hub of political and social activities in the 1800’s. Lafayette was honored at Old Town Hall in 1824 with many toasts from local dignitaries and freemasons. Here you will experience English country dancing, French treats, colonial children’s games, a selfie station, the Lafayette traveling exhibit, and a performance at 3 pm by Williamsburg’s James Armistead Lafayette.
Lafayette arrives at 2:30pm
Admission: Free. Street parking.
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