Tour of Georgetown's Hidden History, April 9!
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Tour of Georgetown's Secret Streets, Thursday, April 9!
3001 R St NW, Washington, DC 20007
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.
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.
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!:
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!:
Think history’s boring? Think again!!
Join us on a springtime evening stroll through America's most historic, scenic village.
3001 R St NW, Washington, DC 20007