President James Monroe invited the Marquis de Lafayette to visit the United States, his adopted country. Lafayette’s tour of all 24 states in 1824 and 1825 drew large crowds and sparked a renewal of patriotism. During the American Revolution, Lafayette’s intense advocacy of the American cause convinced King Louis XVI of France to send troops and ships, which proved crucial to the American victory at Yorktown.
On June 21, 1825, General Lafayette visited Methuen, Massachusetts, on his way north from Boston to the New Hampshire state border. The June 25, 1825, edition of the Salem Literary and Commercial Observer mentioned the visit: At Methuen there was a considerable concourse of people to receive him [Lafayette], to most of whom he was introduced. The aids of the Governor of New Hampshire were here waiting to receive him and conduct him through New Hampshire. He took final leave of Massachusetts about 3 o’clock P.M.
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Methuen, MA 01844
