Editing LaFayette, New York (section)

==History==

The town is located within the former [[Central New York Military Tract]] and is partly in an area reserved for members of the [[Onondaga tribe]]. The first settler arrived circa 1797. The land was purchased from the Onondagas in 1817 and resold to settlers.

The [[town]] of LaFayette was formed and organized on April 15, 1825, from parts of the Towns of [[Pompey, New York|Pompey]] and [[Onondaga, New York|Onondaga]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town History |url=https://www.townoflafayette.com/town-history.html |access-date=September 18, 2023 |website=Town of LaFayette, New York |language=en-us}}</ref> after the Marquis de Lafayette [[Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States|famously toured the United States in 1824/1825]].

Every year, the town holds an Apple Festival on the Saturday and Sunday before [[Columbus Day]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=goapplefest |title=Applefest Home |url=https://www.lafayetteapplefest.org/ |access-date=September 18, 2023 |website=LaFayette Apple Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> This is in part because most of the [[agricultural]] land west of the town has historically held [[apple]] [[orchards]]. There are a total of four apple orchards in LaFayette today.