Tour of Georgetown's Hidden History, Thursday, April 9!

Tour of Georgetown's Secret Streets, Thursday, April 9!

Once a thriving tobacco port, Georgetown was key to the founding of the nation’s capital, a place of bitter contention during the Civil War, long a site of political scandal and mysterious deaths, as well as a cockpit of Cold War, World War Two, and current espionage, even home to several of America’s most influential scientists and engineers.

MEET outside the main gate of Oak Hill Cemetery, 3001 R St NW, Washington, DC 20007
NOT 3287 M St--The App gives the wrong address!

In short, a perfect place for a history walking tour of scandal, stunning achievements, misbehavior and intrigue, bracketed by some of the nation's finest architecture and bistros! We'll focus on northern and central Georgetown this time.

MEET: Outside the main gate of Oak Hill Cemetery, 3001 R St NW, Washington, DC 20007
NOT 3287 M St--The App gives the wrong address!

Register and Prepay in advance through:
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-of-georgetowns-secret-streets-thursday-april-9-tickets-1986144967062?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
Or PayPal, sending $23 to: paypal.me/EMoser460
Or pay $22 in cash at the start of the tour.

When:
Thursday, April 9, 5:30 pm!

What:
The action-packed itinerary will select from the following persons & events:
• The crisis of Martha Washington's granddaughter
• The mansions of D.C.'s first "Governor".
• The nation's craziest house
• The haunted gun barrel fence
• James Bond in Georgetown
• George Washington’s bodyguard, and a presidential murder
• The spy whose schemes killed dozens of CIA operatives
• The slave catcher who sided with the Union
• The first woman to win the Congressional Medal of Honor
• Assassination conspiracies
• Mysterious hideaways for runaway slaves
• The femme fatale who bedeviled the KGB
• The worst marriage, and murder, in town
• Mysteries of the Old Stone House
• Presidential scandals
• Home of the first lobbyist
• America’s most haunted house
• The clever craft of Russian agents
• The woman spy who fooled Nazi Germany--and J. Edgar Hoover
• The country's most historic house
• A famed female author’s brush with war-time horror
• Homes of the Kennedys, and Elizabeth Taylor, and Captain Kirk
And more!!

Who: Your host is is a former presidential speechwriter, a former writer for “The Tonight Show, author of many books of history, including, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal and Intrigue in Lafayette Square!:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorr
And his latest, a spy thriller set in Georgetown:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0
And a forthcoming book on the history of Georgetown.
We’re on TripAdvisor!:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html

Think history’s boring? Think again!!

MEET outside the main gate of Oak Hill Cemetery, 3001 R St NW, Washington, DC 20007
NOT 3287 M St--The App gives the wrong address!

Join us on a springtime evening stroll through America's most historic, scenic village.