Picture Connecticut: The March of A Famous General

VERNON, CT — Patch is introducing a new weekend series called "Picture Connecticut." The idea is to feature images of the Nutmeg State — past and present. They are scene exclusive to our state.

It seemed logical to look to the beginning of the nation to introduce the series, so we travel to the path of a famous French contributor to the cause during the American Revolution — the Marquis de Lafayette. The event is commemorated by a small monument near the section of Vernon named after him close to the Tolland line.

According to the website Today In Connecticut History, the monument sits along the path of Lafayette's second tour of Connecticut — in 1824 and 1825.

According to the account, on Sept. 3, 1824 after stopping in Worcester, the Marquis spent the night at the Springs Hotel in Stafford. He also stopped at what is now the Tolland-Vernon line before making his way to Hartford, where another monument in his honor stands.

According to the Connecticut Historical Society, he also stopped at the King's Tavern near where the monument stands while visiting America in 1724.

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Picture Connecticut is a Patch series featuring images of the state, past and present.