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May 2, 2026
Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat who traveled to America and defied his own king to fight in the American Revolution against Great Britain. Lafayette returned to America for a Farewell Tour which triggered such intense public enthusiasm that Lafayette stayed for thirteen months and traveled to all 24 states. At the end of his tour, in the summer of 1825, Lafayette visited Philadelphia once more, specifically to see the dedication of the Fairmount Water Works with a tour by the watering committee. He referred to it as “the perfect embodiment of the American Government, in which were combined simplicity, power, and economy.” This special tour of the Fairmount Water Works will include excerpts from the writings of both Lafayette and his secretary, Auguste Levasseur, about their experience at the site that has now been designated a National Historic Landmark.
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