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far too warm. Some of these settlers returned to France and others moved to the historically French city of
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was a gift by the government of the United States of just over 23,000 acres (93 km) of
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loaned money to the government of the United States. To help
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Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
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in 1803. In 1824, another $ 200,000 and his choice of a
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the
Citizen
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the
Citizen
496:List of places named for the Marquis de Lafayette
197:"AJS: Deep exhibition on Napoleon in Tallahassee"
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99:on July 4, 1825. The land included what is now
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157:"Eastern Boundary Of Lafayette Land Grant"
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785:Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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683:Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
423:1824–25 Grand Tour of the United States
249:Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
58:Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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84:Lafayette chose land near his friend
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161:Historic Markers Program of America
128:north Florida's subtropical climate
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550:Lafayette Square Historic District
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780:History of Leon County, Florida
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658:(1997 documentary miniseries)
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471:Lafayette Land Grant
459:Château de Chavaniac
428:New York City parade
353:Assembly of Notables
302:Battle of Gloucester
297:Battle of Brandywine
289:French frigate
178:TAPP: Lake Lafayette
167:on 17 November 2010.
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48:Marquis de Lafayette
18:Lafayette Land Grant
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282:American Revolution
54:American Revolution
748:Order of Lafayette
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568:Lafayette Memorial
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790:Land grants
694:(2021 book)
686:(2015 book)
650:(1995 film)
642:(1989 film)
634:(1975 film)
626:(1961 film)
545:1891 statue
132:New Orleans
105:Tallahassee
52:During the
26:Leon County
24:in central
22:real estate
769:Categories
623:La Fayette
486:Honors and
440:Brandywine
207:2009-07-05
142:References
90:John McKee
80:Settlement
676:2020 film
593:Lafayette
591:USS
488:memorials
438:USS
94:President
66:Louisiana
733:(father)
699:Franklin
671:Hamilton
655:Liberty!
291:Hermione
181:Archived
70:township
741:Related
109:Florida
88:. Col.
40:Origins
30:Florida
755:(2002)
721:(wife)
711:Family
603:Legacy
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