August 21, 2024
Mark Schneider, portraying the Marquis de Lafayette, shakes hands with Brendan Park, a rising fifth-grader at Ridge Street Elementary School, at Rye Town Park on Sunday, Aug. 18. The reenactor spent the day traveling through Westchester as part of the bicentennial celebration of Lafayette’s national tour in 1824.
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Bicentennial celebration of Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Port Chester kicks off 13-month tour of the U.S.
In some ways, the reenactment of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Port Chester was the culmination of years of work. Dozens gathered at William James Memorial Park to witness a reenactor step out of New York and into Connecticut on Sunday, Aug. 18.
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