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LaFayette Carriage at Studebaker Museum Centennial Thought
A South Bend Studebaker Museum visit highlights the 1824 carriage gifted to General LaFayette and marks the centennial of his 1825 return to America. The piece contrasts other historic vehicles, including Lincoln and Grant carriages, with modern Studebaker models and wartime carts, celebrating American transportation history. The essay also explains how The Church of the Transfiguration earned the nickname The Little Church Around the Corner through a funeral tale and its role in the theatrical community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker National Museum
United States
General LaFayette
LaFayette
America
George Washington
South Bend
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier-Marques de LaFayette
la Fayette
Studebaker Corporation
Studebaker
John Studebaker
House of Studebaker
York County
Pennsyvania
Belmont County
Ohio
Chicago
New York
Lincoln
Grant
Harrison
Studeba
LaFaycete
Yorktown
Pershing
Meuse-Argonne
Church of the Transfiguration
East 29Th Street
Fifth Avenue