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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 298 

Commending the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, for holding a 3-day 

celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de 

Lafayette, and recognizing that the City of Fayetteville is where North 

Carolina celebrates the birthday of the Marquis de Lafayette. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 2, 2007 

Mrs. DOLE (for herself and Mr. BURR) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, for 

holding a 3-day celebration of the 250th anniversary 

of the birth of the Marquis de Lafayette, and recognizing 

that the City of Fayetteville is where North Carolina 

celebrates the birthday of the Marquis de Lafayette. 

Whereas the Marquis de Lafayette, born on September 6, 

1757, is considered a national hero in both France and 

the United States for his participation in the American 

and French revolutions, and is 1 of only 6 Honorary Citizens of the United States; 

Whereas the Marquis de Lafayette served heroically and with 

distinction during the American Revolution, both as a 

general and as a diplomat, offering his services as an unpaid volunteer; 

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Whereas the first battle the Marquis de Lafayette fought in 

the American Revolution was at Brandywine, where he 

fought courageously and was wounded; 

Whereas the Marquis de Lafayette also served with distinction in various other engagements, including the surrender of the British army at Yorktown; 

Whereas, in 1783, the 2 colonial villages of Cross Creek and 

Campbellton were merged by the legislature of North 

Carolina and named Fayetteville, North Carolina; 

Whereas Fayetteville, North Carolina, was the first city in 

the United States named for the Marquis de Lafayette, 

and the only city named for him that he actually visited; 

Whereas, in 1789, the General Assembly and constitutional 

convention met in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where 

delegates ratified the United States Constitution, chartered the University of North Carolina, and ceded the 

western lands of the State to form the State of Tennessee; 

Whereas during the tour of the United States taken by the 

Marquis de Lafayette as ‘‘The Guest of the Nation,’’ the 

Marquis was entertained in Fayetteville on March 4 and 

5, 1825, by leading citizens of the State and community 

of Fayetteville, including Governor Hutchins G. Burton; 

Whereas, on the death of the Marquis de Lafayette in 1834, 

the City of Fayetteville held a large memorial service 

with an eloquent eulogium on his character and services; 

Whereas, in 1983, on the bicentennial of the naming of Fayetteville, the Lafayette Society and the great-great grandson of the Marquis de Lafayette, Count Rene de 

Chambrun, unveiled a statue of General Lafayette in the 

Downtown Historic District; and 

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Whereas the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, will hold 3 

days of celebration from September 6 through 8, 2007 to 

honor the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis 

de Lafayette: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) commends the City of Fayetteville, North 

3 Carolina, for holding a 3-day celebration of the 

4 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de 

5 Lafayette; and 

6 (2) recognizes that the great City of Fayette7 ville is where North Carolina celebrates the birthday 

8 of the Marquis de Lafayette. 

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