President's Day Tour! The Impact of Washington, Lincoln & Teddy Roosevelt

RSVPs open Wednesday, February 11th at 6:30pm. Make sure you review the description before signing up as this tour is 3.5 hours and is on Monday, February 16th.

This tour is and especially interesting experience for people new to NYC as we will be covering our early history as the first U.S. Capital and we'll traverse several different neighborhoods including the Financial District/Wall Street, Civic Center, East Village/Union Square, and the Flatiron/Madison Square area. We'll also swing through was was the infamous Five Points neighborhoods ("Gangs of New York"), where Lincoln visited an orphanage. The architecture along our tour route is varied and amazing!

If you have toured these areas before kindly refrain from signing up.

Space is set aside for new members and first and 2nd timers who land on the waiting list. Email me at hankorenstein@gmail.com to request a spot. This tour is free with a welcome donation to your guide at the end via cash, venmo or zelle,

Where do we meet? Inside Federal Hall's Rotunda. Enter the back of the building on Pine Street - look for the slab of stone pictured above which is on permanent display. Restrooms are in the lower level. Note that during the tour we will take the subway on one occasion when we head uptown to the Union Square area.

What To Bring: Snacks if you like and water to drink. We will have at least one restroom break during the tour.

Estimated Walking Distance: 4 miles, level terrain

OVERVIEW
President's George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt all had a presence in NYC and individually and collectively have made an enormous impact on American History.

George Washington was the first U.S. President and he is ranked by most historians and presidential scholars as one of the top 3 Presidents. He successfully led the American Revolution as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, and later in 1787 he was the President of the Constitutional Convention prior to his inauguration in 1789 in NYC (the first US Capital). He served as President from 1789-1796 and apppointed the first cabinet, including Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. We'll also stop at sites where he had homes and offices and gave speeches.

Abraham Lincoln, when running for President gave his famous speech at Cooper Union on February 27, 1860, an event that set the stage for his victory. We'll visit this location along with the site of photographer Matthew Brady, whose portraits of Lincoln contributed to his popularity as a candidate.

Finally, bringing us into the 20th century is the birthplace of our only Manhattan-born and raised President, Theodore Roosevelt at 28 East 20th Street. TR is perhaps our most electic President, having authored dozens of books and served NY State Governor, NYC Police Commissioner and head of the Public Service Commission. He was also our first environmentalist President, and was a war hero and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Your organizer and guide,
Hank
hankorenstein@gmail.com
646-596-3005

Pictured is the actual slab of stone where Washington stood as he sworn in as the first U.S. President. This is on display inside our meeting place at Federal Hall.