sˈuːn ˈæftɚ, tˈænɚz kɹˈiːk wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ðə lˌæfeɪˈɛt ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðə mɑːɹrkˈiː də lˌæ feɪˈɛt, ɐ fɹˈɛntʃ ˈɑːɹmi ˈɑːfɪsɚ hˌuː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi wˈɔːɹ hˈiəɹoʊ æz fɹˈɛntʃ fˈoːɹsᵻz ˈeɪdᵻd wɪð vˈaɪɾəl ɐsˈɪstəns ɪnðɪ ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ʌv juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts fɹˈiːdəm fɹʌm bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɹˈuːl.
Soon after, Tanner's Creek was renamed the Lafayette River in honor of the Marquis de La Fayette, a French Army officer who became a popular American Revolutionary War hero as French forces aided with vital assistance in the achievement of United States' freedom from British rule.