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{{See also|Honors and memorials to the Marquis de Lafayette}}
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*[[Lafayette Parish, Louisiana]]
*[[Lafayette Parish, Louisiana]]


== Cities and Townships ==
== Cities, towns, and villages ==


* [[Fayette, Alabama]]
* [[Fayette, Alabama]]
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* [[Fayette, New York]]
* [[Fayette, New York]]
* [[Fayette, Ohio]]
* [[Fayette, Ohio]]
* [[Fayette, Utah]]
* [[Fayette, Utah]] is named indirectly; the city is named after Fayette, New York.
* [[Fayette, West Virginia]]
* [[Fayette, West Virginia]]
* [[Fayette, Wisconsin]], a town
* [[Fayette, Wisconsin]], a town
** [[Fayette (community), Wisconsin]], an unincorporated community
** [[Fayette (community), Wisconsin]], an unincorporated community
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* [[Fayette City, Pennsylvania]]


*[[Fayette City, Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_froma_harrop/lafayette_we_are_embarrassed|title=Lafayette, We Are Embarrassed – Rasmussen Reports®|last=Reports|first=Rasmussen|website=www.rasmussenreports.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-27}}</ref>
*[[Fayette City, Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_froma_harrop/lafayette_we_are_embarrassed|title=Lafayette, We Are Embarrassed – Rasmussen Reports®|last=Reports|first=Rasmussen|website=www.rasmussenreports.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-27}}</ref>
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* [[Fayette Township, Michigan]]
* [[Fayette Township, Michigan]]
* [[Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio]]
* [[Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio]]
* [[Fayette Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania]]
* [[Fayette Township, Pennsylvania]]
* [[Fayetteville, Alabama]]
* [[Fayetteville, Alabama]]
* [[Fayetteville, Arkansas]] is named indirectly; the city is named after Fayetteville, TN, which in turn is named after Fayetteville, NC. Has the largest metropolitan population.
* [[Fayetteville, Arkansas]] is named indirectly; the city is named after Fayetteville, TN, which in turn is named after Fayetteville, NC. Has the largest metropolitan population.
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*[[LaFayette, Georgia]]
*[[LaFayette, Georgia]]
*[[Lafayette, California]]
*[[Lafayette, California]]
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*[[Lafayette, Colorado]]
*[[Lafayette, Indiana]], seat of [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana|Tippecanoe County]] and the home of [[Purdue University]], named after Lafayette during his tour of America.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.homeofpurdue.com/ourcommunity/areahistory.html|title=Lafayette History|website=Visit Lafayette–West Lafayette|access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Lafayette, Indiana]], seat of [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana|Tippecanoe County]], named after Lafayette during his tour of America.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.homeofpurdue.com/ourcommunity/areahistory.html|title=Lafayette History|website=Visit Lafayette–West Lafayette|access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref>
*[[LaFayette, Kentucky]]
*[[LaFayette, Kentucky]]
*[[Lafayette, Louisiana]]
*[[Lafayette, Louisiana]]
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* [[Lafayette Township, Pennsylvania]]
* [[Lafayette Township, Pennsylvania]]
*[[North Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
*[[North Fayette Township, Pennsylvania]]
*[[South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
*[[South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania]]
*[[West Lafayette, Indiana|West Lafayette]], Indiana, [[sister city]] of Lafayette, Indiana<ref name=":0" />
*[[West Lafayette, Indiana|West Lafayette]], Indiana, the home of [[Purdue University]] and [[sister city]] of Lafayette, Indiana<ref name=":0" />
*[[West Lafayette, Ohio]]
*[[West Lafayette, Ohio]]


== Squares ==
== Squares ==


* [[Lafayette Square (Buffalo)|Lafayette Square]] in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York (state)|New York]], where he spoke during his nationwide tour in 1825.
* [[Lafayette Square (Buffalo, New York)|Lafayette Square]] in [[Buffalo, New York]], where he spoke during his nationwide tour in 1825.
*[[Lafayette Square station]], a [[Buffalo Metro Rail]] station
* [[Lafayette Square station]], a [[Buffalo Metro Rail]] station
*[[Lafayette Square, St. Louis|Lafayette Square]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|Saint Louis]], [[Missouri]], neighborhood created in 1833 as one of the city's first public parks and named in his honor in 1854.
* [[Lafayette Square, St. Louis|Lafayette Square]] in [[St. Louis|Saint Louis, Missouri]], neighborhood created in 1833 as one of the city's first public parks and named in his honor in 1854.


* [[Lafayette Square, Los Angeles]], Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California
* [[Lafayette Square, Los Angeles]], Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California
* Lafayette Square, one of 22 [[Squares of Savannah, Georgia#Lafayette%20Square|historic public squares in Savannah, Georgia]]
* Lafayette Square in [[LaGrange, Georgia]], where a statue of Lafayette stands atop a fountain
* [[Lafayette Square (Savannah, Georgia)|Lafayette Square]], one of 22 [[Squares of Savannah, Georgia#Lafayette Square|historic public squares in Savannah, Georgia]]
* [[Lafayette Square (New Orleans)]], in the Central Business District, New Orleans, Louisiana
* [[Lafayette Square (New Orleans)]], in the Central Business District, New Orleans, Louisiana
* [[Lafayette Square (Baltimore)]], Maryland
* [[Lafayette Square (Baltimore)]], Maryland
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== Streets ==
== Streets ==


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* Avenue de Lafayette in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], located in the Downtown Crossing area
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* [[Rue La Fayette]] in [[Paris]], one of the longest roads in the city, which crosses the [[9th arrondissement of Paris|9th]] and [[10th arrondissement of Paris|10th]] [[Arrondissements of Paris|arrondissements]] of the city from southwest to northeast.
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* Fayette Drive in [[Rotterdam, New York]]
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* Fayette Street in [[Alexandria, Virginia]]
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* Fayette Street in [[Conshohocken, Pennsylvania]]
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* Lafayette Avenue in [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
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* Lafayette Avenue in Cliffside Park, New Jersey
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* Lafayette Avenue in Hawthorne, New Jersey
*Lafayette Avenue in [[Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Morrisville, Pennsylvania]].
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* Lafayette Avenue in [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
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* Lafayette Boulevard in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]
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* Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan
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* Lafayette Boulevard in [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
*Lafayette Drive in [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lafayette Dr · Oak Ridge, TN 37830|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lafayette+Dr,+Oak+Ridge,+TN+37830/|access-date=2021-09-11|website=Lafayette Dr · Oak Ridge, TN 37830|language=en}}</ref>
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* Lafayette Drive and Lafayette Road in [[Phoenixville, Pennsylvania]], both off of Valley Forge Road located near [[Valley Forge]]
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* Lafayette Parkway in [[LaGrange, Georgia]]
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* Lafayette Road in [[Harrington Park, New Jersey]]
*Lafayette Road and Fayette Lane in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Street Name Directory {{!}} Knoxville-Knox County Planning|url=https://knoxplanning.org/addressing/directory?search=fayette|access-date=2021-09-11|website=knoxplanning.org}}</ref>
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* [[US Route 1|Lafayette Road]] in [[New Hampshire]], which extends from the [[Massachusetts]] border in [[Seabrook, N.H.|Seabrook]] to [[Portsmouth, N.H.|Portsmouth]]
* Lafayette Street in [[Cape May, New Jersey]]
* Lafayette Street in [[Houma, Louisiana]]
* Lafayette Street in [[Metamora, Illinois]]
* Lafayette Street in [[New Haven, Connecticut]]
* Lafayette Street in [[New Haven, Connecticut]]
* Lafayette Street in [[Schenectady, New York]]
* Lafayette Street in [[Trenton, New Jersey]]<ref>https://www.trentonhistory.org/streets.html</ref>
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* Lafayette Street in [[Waltham, Massachusetts]], located near a critical area during the Revolution
* Lafayette Street in [[Williston Park|Williston Park, New York]]
* Lafayette Street in [[Williston Park|Williston Park, New York]]
* Lafayette Street in [[Florissant, Missouri]]
* New York City
* Numerous Roads in New York City
** Lafayette Avenue in [[Brooklyn]]
** Lafayette Avenue in [[Brooklyn]]
** Lafayette Avenue in [[The Bronx]]
** Lafayette Avenue in [[The Bronx]]
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** Lafayette Street in [[Queens]]
** Lafayette Street in [[Queens]]
** Lafayette Street in [[Staten Island]]
** Lafayette Street in [[Staten Island]]
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* Route Lafayette in [[Shanghai, China]] ([[Shanghai French Concession]]) (1914-1943), now renamed Fu Xing Zhong Road
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* Lafayette Street in [[Schenectady, New York]]
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* [[Rue La Fayette]] in [[Paris]], one of the longest roads in the city, which crosses the [[9th arrondissement of Paris|9th]] and [[10th arrondissement of Paris|10th]] [[Arrondissements of Paris|arrondissements]] of the city from southwest to northeast
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* Fayette Drive in [[Rotterdam, New York]]
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* Ulice Lafayettova in [[Olomouc|Olomouc, Czech Republic]], near the site of Lafayette's imprisonment
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* [[US Route 1|Lafayette Road]] in [[New Hampshire]], which extends from the [[Massachusetts]] border in [[Seabrook, N.H.|Seabrook]] to [[Portsmouth, N.H.|Portsmouth]]
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* Avenue de Lafayette in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], located in the Downtown Crossing area.
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* Lafayette Avenue in [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
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* Lafayette Avenue in Hawthorne, New Jersey
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* Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan
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* Lafayette Boulevard in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]
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* Lafayette Road in [[Harrington Park, New Jersey]]
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* Lafayette Street in [[Houma, Louisiana]]
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* Lafayette Street in [[Cape May, New Jersey]]
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* Lafayette Street in [[Waltham, Massachusetts]], located near a critical area during the Revolution.
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* Ulice Lafayettova in [[Olomouc|Olomouc, Czech Republic]], is near the site of Lafayette's imprisonment.
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* Lafayette Street in [[Metamora, Illinois]]
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* Lafayette Drive and Lafayette Road in [[Phoenixville, Pennsylvania]], both off of Valley Forge Road located near [[Valley Forge]].
* Fayette Street in [[Conshohocken, Pennsylvania]].
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* Fayette Street in [[Alexandria, Virginia]].
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* Route Lafayette in [[Shanghai, China]] ([[Shanghai French Concession]]) (1914-1943), now renamed Fu Xing Zhong Road.


== Other Places ==
== Other places ==


* [[23244 Lafayette]], a main-belt minor planet<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://friendsoflafayette.wildapricot.org/resources/Gazettes/Gazette%20of%20the%20AFL%20-%20No74%20-%20October%202011.pdf|title=The Gazette of the American Friends of Lafayette}}</ref>
* [[23244 Lafayette]], a main-belt minor planet<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://friendsoflafayette.wildapricot.org/resources/Gazettes/Gazette%20of%20the%20AFL%20-%20No74%20-%20October%202011.pdf|title=The Gazette of the American Friends of Lafayette}}</ref>
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*[[Fayette Historic State Park]], Michigan
*[[Fayette Historic State Park]], Michigan
*[[Fayetteville Shale]]
*[[Fayetteville Shale]]
*[[Fort Lafayette]], New York
* [[Galeries Lafayette]], a French department store chain (first store was Rue Lafayette in Paris)
* [[Galeries Lafayette]], a French department store chain (first store was Rue Lafayette in Paris)
*[[Lafayette (restaurant)|Lafayette]], a French restaurant in New York City which operated from 1965 to the late 1970s
*[[Lafayette (restaurant)|Lafayette]], a French restaurant in New York City which operated from 1965 to the late 1970s
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* [[Lafayette High School (Buffalo, New York)|Lafayette High School]], in [[Buffalo, New York]]
* [[Lafayette High School (Buffalo, New York)|Lafayette High School]], in [[Buffalo, New York]]
* [[Lafayette High School (Virginia)|Lafayette High School]], near [[Williamsburg, Virginia]]
* [[Lafayette High School (Virginia)|Lafayette High School]], near [[Williamsburg, Virginia]]
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*[[Lafayette Hill, California]]
* [[Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania]]
* [[Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania]]
* [[Lafayette River]]
* [[Lafayette River]]
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette}}


[[Category:Lists of places named after people|Fayette, Marquis de la place names]]
[[Category:Lists of places named after people|Fayette, Marquis de la place names]]

Revision as of 04:38, 9 June 2024

See also: Honors and memorials to the Marquis de Lafayette
Lafayette High School, in LaFayette, Alabama

This is a list of places named for the Marquis de Lafayette, a French General in the American Revolutionary War. Many of these places were named for him during his 1824–1825 visit to the United States.

Counties

Cities, towns, and villages

Squares

Streets

Other places

See also

References

  1. ^ Reports, Rasmussen. "Lafayette, We Are Embarrassed – Rasmussen Reports®". www.rasmussenreports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  2. ^ a b "Lafayette History". Visit Lafayette–West Lafayette. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lafayette Dr · Oak Ridge, TN 37830". Lafayette Dr · Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  4. ^ "Street Name Directory | Knoxville-Knox County Planning". knoxplanning.org. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  5. ^ https://www.trentonhistory.org/streets.html
  6. ^ "The Gazette of the American Friends of Lafayette" (PDF).
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