Celebrating Evacuation Day 1783: A Day that Was and Should be A Holiday!
Sat, Nov 27
|New York
This guided walking tour traces the route of George Washington and his entourage on November 25, 1783 when our future first President made his triumphant return to Lower Manhattan at the end of the American Revolution.
Time & Location
Nov 27, 2021, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
New York, 5 Union Square E, New York, NY 10003, USA
About the event
To bring: Proof of vaccination, snacks or lunch, and a mask. Tour length: about 4.5 miles, mostly level walking. Please be fit to walk at a decent pace.  This tour is free with a voluntary donation to your guide. Restrooms: At the beginning of the tour at the north end of Union Square or in Best Buy or Whole Foods on 14th Street across from the park. Later restroom stop inside the WTC transporation center/The Oculus prior to our extensive visit in the Financial District. WHAT IS EVACUATION DAY? Evacuation Day was an annual local holiday in New York City and was given equal, or even greater importance than the Fourth of July. Celebrating the departure, or evacuation of British troops from New York following the Revolutionary War, November 25th was observed from the late 18th century to the early 20th century until the WW1 era when The British became close allies. On November…