Lafayette and the Battle of Brandywine
Several years ago we visited friends in Wilmington, Delaware, a beautiful part of our country and steeped in DuPont history.…Read More
OUR MISSION
The mission of Lafayette Alliance is to inspire, illuminate, unite, and entertain the people of
LaGrange, Troup County, and beyond about Lafayette and his legacy.
celebrating our heritage
bringing our community together through history
Inspire
One person can change the world. Cicero said all virtues hinge first on gratitude; Aristotle said courage foremost. Lafayette speaks to both.
Unite
Liberty, equality, and justice are verbs. They take work. Lafayette believed them to be at the heart of the idea of America.
Illuminate
One person can be heroic. It takes perseverance. It takes vision. Lafayette owned both.
Entertain
Lafayette’s story is an adventure through and through, seasoned with friendship, disappointment, and moments of grandeur. It’s swashbuckling great fun.
Our Journal
bringing history to life
The more we know about Lafayette, the more we understand our present world and nation. Those who publish articles bring differing perspectives and opinions to the life and legacy of Lafayette.
Take a Fresh Look at Lafayette
Many of us, I suspect, have so often driven past the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette that he…Read More
The Most Popular Man in America
He was the most popular man in America. More than this, he was also the most revered. This month marks…Read More
Lafayette Scholar Comes to LaGrange
Alan Hoffman is a Lafayette Scholar. He’s coming to LaGrange. Pitch a crowd of scholars into a Lafayette Scholar sifter…Read More
February 6 Deserves Salute
February 6 deserves at the very least a respectful nod. The United States would not have become the United States…Read More
The Lafayette Connection—What’s It About?
Some people seem to think: I live in a town with a French name, but nobody I know speaks French…Read More
Shrimp Lafayette
“Shrimp Lafayette” catches my eye. I ask the waitress about it. Janice, Dad, and I had hiked Ocean Path Trail…Read More
Lafayette: Lifelong Protester
I am not native to this area. I was raised some five hours west of here in Alabama. My hometown…Read More
The statue of the Marquis de Lafayette in LaGrange was cast from an original in LePuy-en-Velay, France near where Lafayette was born.
It depicts the Marquis in his French National Guard uniform holding aloft a cockade of red, white, and blue. A cockade was a ribbon worn in one’s hat to signify an affiliation.
Dr. Waights G. Henry, Jr., President of LaGrange College, initiated the project in 1974 which was backed by the Callaway Foundation. The statue was erected in 1975 as a tribute to the Marquis and to the Bicentennial of the American Revolution.
It is on permanent loan to the city from LaGrange College.
