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Celebrate the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Arlington House and the new Capital City area in 1825 with Elizabeth Reese, author of “Marquis de Lafayette Returns: A Tour of America’s National Capitol Region.” Against the backdrop of a tumultuous election, a beloved hero of the American Revolution returned to America for the first time in 40 years. From August 1824 to September 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette traveled throughout the United States, welcomed by thousands of admirers at each stop along the way. Although the tour brought him to each state in the Union, the majority of his time was spent in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. You can attend this event in person or via Zoom, see details for both on the website.