This year’s bicentennial events include a 400-mile bike ride, history tours and canal concerts along one of North America’s ...

Ahead of anniversary events marking the bicentennial of Lafayette's farewell tour of the US, a new book looks back at the war ...

One of America’s great early engineering achievements, the Erie Canal was completed in 1825 and ensured New York City’s place as the economic capital of the country. Here are 14 facts you ...

The Erie Canal museum will host a lecture and walking tour Saturday in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit 200 years ...

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most of Lafayette’s time in 1825 was spent in the country’s small towns. Rochesterville, as the city was known at the time, Mendon and Canandaigua were among them. “Western New York ...

Follow the Hudson River through New York until you find the place so beautiful it inspired an entire art movement. See what ...

Fredonia’s Barker Commons will host a festival and reenactment of General Lafayette’s visit. No one in Northern Chautauqua ...

Fredonia’s Barker Commons will host a festival and reenactment of General Lafayette’s visit. No one in Northern Chautauqua ...

The Erie Canal Museum will host an event on Saturday, June 7 remembering the Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, and his 1825 visit through Upstate New York.

“What happened in 1825 was a big deal for not just New York State but the country at large because it connected New York City to the Great Lakes and opened the American interior,” said Ashley ...

The Monroe News, a Michigan daily newspaper, celebrates its 200th anniversary on June 3, 2025. Founded as The Michigan ...