PARIS, May 30. -- About 500 persons, largely Americans, were present to-day at the decoration of the tomb of the Marquis de Lafayette, in honor of his services to the cause of American independence.

I did it. While visiting Paris, I wanted to make it a mission to visit the tomb of Marquis de Lafayette, because I see his importance not just being a significant figure in American ...

In 1824, Lafayette’s secretary, Auguste Levasseur, wrote about the poignant moment at the tomb: “Lafayette descended ... His grave in Paris is covered with soil from Bunker Hill.

After departing Washington, D.C. and a stop at Mount Vernon and the tomb of ... visit before Lafayette left Washington on Sept. 17, 1825, for his return to France. He died in Paris in 1834 at ...