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Posted on: April 11, 2014

[ARCHIVED] This date in Lafayette history - April 2, 1889

1907 view of Lafayette

On April 2, 1889 residents voted 31 for and 28 against the incorporation of the new town of Lafayette.

This 1907 view of Lafayette is from high above the town. Railroad tracks are in the foreground. This postcard was sent to Miss Gwendoline Reese, postmarked Oct. 10, 1907. Postcard published by Geo. W. Smith.

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