Lafayette 200 Sign Unveiled at Five Corners in Jersey City

Written By John Gomez

Above photographs: Five Corners Branch, Jersey City Free Public Library, Five Corners, Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 24, 2024, via the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy

The City of Jersey City in collaboration with the Museum of Jersey City and the JC Free Public Library, celebrated Lafayette Day on Sept. 23, 2024. A memorial sign, which is part of the Lafayette Trail, was unveiled at the Five Corners Library and a program was held at the Apple Tree House with a historical re-enactor accepting a cane and giving a speech. The event marks the 200th Anniversary of General Marquis De Lafayette's visit to Jersey City in 1824.

John Gomez

Master of Science in Historic Preservation, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University

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