Tour Civil War, Historic Alexandria Virginia, Tuesday July 15, 5:45 pm!
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Tour Civil War, Historic Alexandria Virginia, Tuesday July 15, 5:45 pm!
A stroll about Alexandria’s cultural core drips with an astonishingly dense array of famous persons and historical events, especially relating to America's greatest saga, the Civil War. Immerse yourself in one of America’s most fascinating towns. Learn about Old Town's wild and fascinating past.
MEET in front of the Lyceum, Alexandria's museum.
Free street parking is available 2-3 blocks on either side of King St. Free trolley bus from the King St. metro stop.
When: 5:45 pm
Fee: Prices start at $22.
About 2 hours in length.
Pre-register and Pre-pay at--
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-civil-war-historic-alexandria-virginia-tuesday-july-15-545-pm-tickets-1485140107039?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or, pay $22 in cash at the start of the tour.
Our fun itinerary will select from:
• The hometown of Admirals, Presidents, Musicians, Educators
• Hometown of famous Civil War figures
• Alexandria’s founding as a Top 10-busiest port city!
• Tragedies on the riverfront
• The noted architects behind its stunning architecture
• War Between the States lore
• The cowardly mayor who saved the city
• Locale of a famous Confederate, and Union Army, sculptor
• How the town started a world war
• The fistfight that George Washington lost, and won
• A greedy and famous pirate
• The grocer who triggered the civil rights movement
• Spy sites
• The nation’s narrowest houses
• The site of the first six Presidential inaugural balls
• The real identity of the Mysterious Stranger
• Medicine and pandemics in the 1860s
• Where the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were written
• World-famous "Captain's Row"
• The moveable mansion
• A ghostly feline
• An in-town Civil War battle
• The true Father of His Country
And more!
Your guide is a former “Tonight Show” writer, an ex-Presidential speechwriter, & author of the 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 his thriller set in Alexandria itself, and immersed in Civil War legends, The Old Town Horror!:
[THE OLD TOWN HORROR: Murder and Theft in America’s Most Historic Locale - Kindle edition by Moser, Edward P.. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.](https://www.amazon.com/OLD-TOWN-HORROR-Americas-Historic-ebook/dp/B0BX27RWYG)
Plenty of excellent restaurants in the area afterwards.
Guide's tours are rated 5 stars on TripAdvisor!:
Think history’s dull? Think again!
An exciting, informative walk through America's most historic town.
Tour Civil War, Historic Alexandria Virginia, Tuesday July 15, 5:45 pm!