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:<br> (Sculpture, front edge, proper left side:) <br> ANDREW O'CONNOR<br> 1924 <br> (Sculpture, rear proper left side:)<br> T. F. MCGANN & SONS CO FOUNDRY<br> BOSTON MASS <br> (Base, front:) <br>
(Base, east side:) <br>
(Base, west side:) <br> LA FAYETTE IMMORTAL<br> BECAUSE A SELF-FORGETFUL SERVANT OF<br> JUSTICE AND HUMANITY<br> BELOVED BY ALL AMERICANS<br> BECAUSE HE ACKNOWLEDGED NO DUTY MORE<br> SACRED THAN TO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM<br> OF HIS FELLOW-MEN.<br> WOODROW WILSON. <br> signed Founder's mark appears.