CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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Discover CityViewNC.com's fresh updated look! | 21 I n September 1783, when Great Britain officially recognized the United States as an independent country, plans were already underway to rename a North Carolina city aer a hero of the war that had created the new nation. State leaders decreed the new city, which combined the towns of Cross Creek and Campbellton, would be called Fayetteville, aer Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette. It became the first of more than a dozen cities to be named for the young Frenchman. In March 1825, it became the only namesake city ever to be visited by Lafayette. One-hundred ninety-three years later, Fayetteville continues to cel- ebrate its connection to Lafayette. On September 7 and September 8, it will celebrate the 261st birthday of the marquis, who was born on Sept. 6, 1757. Many festivities are planned by the Lafayette Society, which promotes awareness of Lafayette's contributions to America's freedoms. Among other things, the marquis was a staunch op- ponent of slavery and oppression. "We are so lucky to be named aer someone with loy ideals which he thoroughly practiced. He was always a doer, not just a talker," said Hank Parfitt, president of the Lafayette Society. e celebration begins Friday, Sep- tember 7, with "Arias and Artifacts," an annual event at Methodist Univer- sity. e artifacts are up first, at 5:30 p.m. at Davis Memorial Library, which houses a collection of items connected to Lafayette and his time. e spot- light this year will be on the newest item in the collection – a circa-1830 letter from Lafayette to the Polish sup- port committee in Paris. Player McLean, LLP A T T O R N E Y S M P 400 Westwood Shopping Center Suite 210 (Player Office Building) Fayetteville, NC 28314 910.426.5291 www.playermclean.com Business Litigation | Contracts | Corporate Formations Bankruptcy | Real Estate Litigation | Construction Law Collections | Land Use | Wills & Estates Condemnations | Commercial Transactions Lonnie M. Player, Jr. James A. McLean, III Anne Mayo Evans Jennifer Malone* *Of Counsel Player McLean, LLP A T T O R N E Y S M P Player McLean, LLP A T T O R N E Y S M P COMING SOON