Lafayette’s Legacy: A Loudoun County Perspective

Lafayette’s Legacy: A Loudoun County Perspective
Sunday, August 10, 2025
2:00 PM 5:00 PM

Oatlands
20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane
Leesburg, VA, 20175

August of 1825 saw thousands of excited citizens crowd the steps of the Leesburg Courthouse as numerous toasts celebrated the visit by American Revolutionary hero the Marquis de Lafayette as part of a nation-wide tour. Exactly 200 years later, join VPHA and our panel of experts in a discussion of this “Hero of Two Worlds”, his life, the 1825 tour, and what his visit meant and continues to mean to the residents of Loudoun County.

Moderated by American Friends of Lafayette Executive Director
Chuck Schwam

Speakers:
Marquis de Lafayette Intepreter & Historian
Mark Schneider

President James Monroe Interpreter & Historian
Jay Harrison

Historian & Author of Lafayette: Lessons in Leadership from The Idealist General
Marc Leepson

Tickets
$50

The program will be followed by a Beer & wine reception.

This program is offered in collaboration with Loudoun VA250 as part of a weekend of commemorations throughout the Leesburg area on August 8-10.

You may also like the following events from The Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association:

• This month, 28th August, 06:30 pm, Desperate Flight: The Wanzer-Grigsby Escape in Upperville
• This October, 3rd October, 04:00 pm, 27th Annual Conference on the Art of Command in the Civil War in Middleburg

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