/tags/revolutionary-war Revolutionary War en-US Copyright Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:46:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-04/cincinnati-200th-anniversary-lafayette-dance A handful of events — such as a ball featuring Regency-era dances — are planned to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Revolutionary War hero's visit. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:46:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-04/cincinnati-200th-anniversary-lafayette-dance Tana Weingartner /local-news/2023-05-03/lafayette-tour-bicentennial-cincinnati In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette stopped in Cincinnati as part of a tour around the United States. That visit will be commemorated nationwide next year. Wed, 03 May 2023 20:42:43 GMT /local-news/2023-05-03/lafayette-tour-bicentennial-cincinnati Bill Rinehart /local-news/2023-04-17/revolutionary-war-hero-marquis-de-lafayette-marker-cincinnati-ohio-river It commemorates the Marquis de Lafayette's tour of America in 1824 and 1825. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 06:48:00 GMT /local-news/2023-04-17/revolutionary-war-hero-marquis-de-lafayette-marker-cincinnati-ohio-river Bill Rinehart /local-news/2019-04-26/revolutionary-war-hero-who-lies-in-citys-east-end-to-be-honored-saturday There's a couple of cemeteries near Lunken Airport that are accessible only via the Ohio River Trail. That may be why the Columbia Presbyterian and Fulton… Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:30:00 GMT /local-news/2019-04-26/revolutionary-war-hero-who-lies-in-citys-east-end-to-be-honored-saturday Bill Rinehart /news-from-npr/2015-05-04/replica-of-lafayettes-ship-re-creates-historic-voyage-to-america The Marquis de Lafayette sailed from France to America in 1780 to help the new nation defeat the British. A $29 million replica of the Hermione tall ship is retracing that journey. Mon, 04 May 2015 20:44:00 GMT /news-from-npr/2015-05-04/replica-of-lafayettes-ship-re-creates-historic-voyage-to-america Eleanor Beardsley