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Lafayette Trail Marker Dedication

Historic Marker Unveiling
Monday, May 1st, 2023 2:00pm to 3:00pm
LaFayette Spring: Route 66, Cannelton, IN
The LaFayette Trail

Dedication of a new Lafayette Trail historic marker near Cannelton, Perry County. The marker dedication ceremony will take place at Lafayette Spring. The site is located east of Cannelton, IN along Indiana Route 66 (also known as the Ohio River Scenic Byway) past the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers station.

Marker Inscription

LAFAYETTE’S TOUR
ON MAY 9, 1825, GENERAL
LAFAYETTE SURVIVED SINKING OF
STEAMBOAT “MECHANIC” NEARBY &
CONTINUED TO LOUISVILLE ABOARD
PASSING STEAMBOAT “PARAGON”.
IN DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2023