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CLAREMONT — A new historical marker in downtown Claremont preserves a near-bicentennial visit while illustrating the opportunities for unity even during politically contentious times, according to local officials.
Twenty-six individuals gathered on Monday morning in Opera House Square for the unveiling of a new historical marker commemorating the visit to Claremont by Marquis de Lafayette, the celebrated French general who fought in the Continental Army with the American colonists against the British in the American Revolution, on Monday, June 27, 1825. Lafayette visited Claremont, along with several other New Hampshire and Vermont towns, during his 13-month “Farewell Tour” of 25 states between 1824 and 1825.
The marker is the third of its kind in New Hampshire, with two markers already placed in Newport and Cornish, according to Julien P. Icher, founder of the non-profit organization The Lafayette Trail Project, who is working on creating a trail of all the ....

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