275th Anniversary Tour of Historic Alexandria Virginia, Monday, July 8!

275th Anniversary Tour of Fun, Historic Alexandria, Virginia, Monday, July 8, 5:30 pm!

During the month of the anniversary of Old Town Alexandria's founding, and on the Monday after the July 4th weekend, take a walk through Alexandria’s cultural & historic core. It drips with an astonishing dense array of famous persons and historical events. Especially those involving the American Revolution and George Revolution (in George Washington's hometown), and the Civil War. Accompanied by a historian, immerse yourself in these epic events, and in one of America’s most fascinating towns.

Meet outside the Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Fee: Prices start at $22.
About 2 hours in length.
Pre-register and Pre-pay--
Airbnb:
https://www.airbnb.com.mt/experiences/404081
Or:
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/275th-anniversary-tour-of-fun-historic-alexandria-virginia-tickets-881630690127?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or:
PayPal, sending $22 to savvyveteran@gmail.com
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Packed itinerary will select from:
• George Washington, teenaged town surveyor
• The noted architects behind the city’s stunning architecture
• Civil War street fights and fires
• Hometown of famous Founding Fathers
• Locale of the biggest slave escape in U.S. history
• George Washington’s secret townhouse
• Locale of a famous Confederate, and Union Army, sculpture
• The site of the first six Presidential inaugural balls
• The nation’s narrowest houses
• Rebel graves and Underground rails
• Where the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were hatched
• The first civil rights sit-down strike
• What did GW do for fun? Violent horse races & crazed drinking bouts from back in the day.
• A World War Two munitions factory, and spy nest
• Conflicting loyalties of a Civil War town
• How GW started a world war
• The horrific attack on a Revolutionary War hero
• The real “Father” of his country
And more!

Your guide is a former “Tonight Show” writer, an ex-Presidential speechwriter, & author of the new book on D.C.’s history, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal & Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788
And a book on the wild history of the Capitol Building:
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capital-Tumultuous-Congress/dp/1493055909
And a crime novel set in Old Town:
https://www.amazon.com/Old-Town-Horror-Americas-Historic/dp/B0CYN3HRY6/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Plenty of excellent restaurants in the area for afterwards.

Your host's tours are rated more highly than the Eiffel Tower or the Great Wall of China!:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html

Think history’s dull? Think again!