Lafayette Monument

The Lafayette Monument is a bronze equestrian statue of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, by Andrew O'Connor, Jr.

It is located on the northern edge of the South Park, at Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, directly across a cobblestone circle from The Washington Monument. It was dedicated on September 6, 1924, with President Calvin Coolidge in attendance.

The inscription reads: (Sculpture, front edge, proper left side:) ANDREW O'CONNOR 1924 (Sculpture, rear proper left side:) T. F. MCGANN & SONS CO FOUNDRY BOSTON MASS (Base, front:) LA FAYETTE 1757 1834 (Base, east side:) EN 1777 LA FAYETTE TRAVERSANT LES MERS AVEC DES VOLONTIERS FRANCAIS EST VENU APPORTER UNE AIDE FRATERNELLE AU PEUPLE AMERICAIN QUI COMBATTAIT POUR SA LIBERTE NATIONALE EN 1917 LA FRANCE COMBATTAIT A SON TOUR POURDEFENDRE SAVIE ET LA LIBERTE DU MONDE. L'AMERIQUE QUI N'AVAIT JAMAIS OUBLIE LA FAYETTE A TRAVERSE LES MERS POUR AIDER LA FRANCE ET LE MONDE A ETE SAUVE R. POINCARE (Base, west side:) LA FAYETTE IMMORTAL BECAUSE A SELF-FORGETFUL SERVANT OF JUSTICE AND HUMANITY BELOVED BY ALL AMERICANS BECAUSE HE ACKNOWLEDGED NO DUTY MORE SACRED THAN TO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM OF HIS FELLOW-MEN. WOODROW WILSON. signed Founder's mark appears.