The state joined the union on November 11, 1889 – State N0 42/50
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(state)
Capital: Olympia, WA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia,_Washington
TOPIC I (T1) – OUTDOOR SCULPTURES IN WASHINGTON
Statues, Busts, Monuments, Memorials… Historic Parks and Places…
(No outdoor sculptures found)
TOPIC II (T2) – MANY PLACES…
Town, city, village, county, township … may refer or are named for
General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette or La Grange, « Home » of Lafayette
(No Places named for Lafayette found)
TOPIC III (T3) – STREETS, ROADS, SQUARES…
Parks, places, sites …
Olympia, WA – State Capital
(No street named for Lafayette found)
Aberdeen, WA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen,_Washington
– Lafayette St.
Bellingham, WA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellingham,_Washington
– Lafayette St.
Lacey, WA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacey,_Washington
– Lafayette Ln.
Sedro Woolley, WA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedro-Woolley,_Washington
– Lafayette Rd.
Steilacoom, WA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steilacoom,_Washington
– Lafayette St.
Tacoma, WA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington
– Lafayette St.
TOPIC IV (T4) – INDOOR OBJECTS, MUSEUMS …
Pictures, busts, Exhibitions …
(No information found)
TOPIC V (T5) – LAFAYETTE AND FRANCE
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (1765-1783)
They played a key role in the American Revolution (1765-1783)
and during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
Between 1778 and 1783,
44 177 French soldiers and sailors fought aside the “American Insurgents”,
5 040 gave their lives for their independence.
Between 1776 and 1783, France spent 1.3 billion French pounds. A huge debt for the time that drained the Treasure of the Kingdom.
Road markers, places, objects…
The 13 English colonies
(No involvement. The State did not exist in 1765-1783)
Go to the 13 states involved: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts (South and North), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia.
TOPIC VI (T6) – LAFAYETTE VISIT (August 4 to December 22, 1784)
Road markers, places, objects…
The United States 1783-1803
(No visit. The State did not exist in 1784)
TOPIC VII (T7) – LAFAYETTE’S FAREWELL TOUR (1824-1825)
Road markers, places, objects…
The United States in 1825
(No visit. The State did not exist in 1824-1825)
Go to the 24 States visited : Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (ex-Massachusetts / North part), Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia. Plus Washington D.C.
Marquis de La Fayette – Memory Spaces 