Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
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16 UCW JULY 15-21, 2015 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Winners will be announced in September 16th Edition Who will be crowned? UP & COM ING W EEKLY 'S UP & COMING WEEKLY'S t ra d e keyst ro ke s for p u tt i n g st ro ke s . Log on. Search some courses. Get the fun rolling. NC Tourism_Ad Layouts_4C_NEWS_9.88x5_FINAL.indd 4 6/4/14 4:48 PM a 250 YEARS AND 750 MILES OF HISTORY For easy exploration of Cumberland County, the bureau worked with historians to package the community's history and attributes into 18 Cultural Heritage Trails. Themes include African-American Heritage, American Independence, Patri-Arts and Gardens and Gaelic Beginnings. Each trail provides a detailed history of the topic, history of each site along the trail and even turn-by-turn directions to get between the sites. All you need to do is pick your area of interest, print out the trail and head out to explore! Below, I have highlighted one of the trails in our mix, the Lafayette Cultural Heritage Trail. LAFAYETTE AND FAYETTEVILLE In March of 1825, the citizens of Fayetteville, North Carolina, were honored by a two day visit from the famous French proponent of liberty and hero of the American Revolutionary War, the Marquis de Lafayette. Fayetteville was named for Lafayette by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1783. It was the very first city in America named for him and the only namesake city that he actually visited. 190 years later, anyone can visit each of the sites Lafayette went on his tour of his namesake city. The Lafayette Cultural Heritage trail provides not only a detailed history of the city's connection to Lafayette, but a detailed history of each of the sites, a map and directions to get between sites. Locations on the trail include the Phoenix Masonic Lodge Number 8 and the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry (F.I.L.I) armory. F.I.L.I., the oldest militia unit in continuous existence in the South, escorted Lafayette throughout his visit. The community also honors its connection to Lafayette with North Carolina's official celebration of Lafayette's birthday. Held September 11-12, the Lafayette Birthday Celebration includes a Festival of Yesteryear with Revolutionary war-era activities; a tour of the Lafayette Cultural Heritage trail; French wine tasting; a talk by a Lafayette scholar; birthday cake and other activities. Full details: LafayetteSociety.org. Learn more about this or any of our Cultural Heritage Trails at VisitFayettevilleNC.com/CulturalHeritageTrails Marquis de Lafayette Statue The statue of Lafayette in Cross Creek Park honors the city's namesake. Fay- etteville shares the distinc- tion of being named for the Revolutionary War hero with other cities and coun- ties. However, Fayetteville, North Carolina, was the very first one to bear his name and the only one that he actually visited. FEATURED SITE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Melody Foote Director of Communications Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Liberty Point Bulletin In 1777, at the age of only 19, the Marquis de Lafayette sailed from France to America to join the colonists' fight for independence from England. He was as- signed to George Washington's staff as a Major General and soon proved his valor in the Battle of Brandywine. Washington awarded Lafayette with command of the Virginia army and he played a pivotal role in the defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown. Cross Creek Park Ann Street Fayetteville