Revolutionary War

people dance in lines of 3, in groups of six. They're holding hands and smiling. They're in a wooden floored ballroom with hanging lights and large windows.

Cincinnatians learn to dance to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Gen. Lafayette's visit

Tana Weingartner

A handful of events — such as a ball featuring Regency-era dances — are planned to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Revolutionary War hero's visit.

A group of people stand around a historical marker covered by a cover that looks like the French flag.

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Lafayette tour bicentennial could draw visitors to Cincinnati

Bill Rinehart

In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette stopped in Cincinnati as part of a tour around the United States. That visit will be commemorated nationwide next year.

A red historical marker, with white raised writing on a blue background stands before the Steamboat Monument at Cincinnati's Public Landing.

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A Revolutionary War hero is being remembered with a new marker along Cincinnati's riverfront

Bill Rinehart

It commemorates the Marquis de Lafayette's tour of America in 1824 and 1825.

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Revolutionary War Hero Who Lies In City's East End To Be Honored Saturday

Bill Rinehart

There's a couple of cemeteries near Lunken Airport that are accessible only via the Ohio River Trail. That may be why the Columbia Presbyterian and Fulton…

The Marquis de Lafayette sailed across the Atlantic to America aboard the original Hermione in 1780 and joined the American rebels in their struggle for independence from Great Britain. This replica will retrace his voyage; it's scheduled to arrive in Yorktown, Va., on June 5.

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Replica Of Lafayette's Ship Re-Creates Historic Voyage To America

Eleanor Beardsley

The Marquis de Lafayette sailed from France to America in 1780 to help the new nation defeat the British. A $29 million replica of the Hermione tall ship is retracing that journey.