POSTPONED: RIVER-TO-RIVER TOUR
Sat, Mar 21
|Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial
WILL BE RESCHEDULED WHEN SAFE TO BE OUTSIDE WITH GROUPS. This special tour in honor of World Water Day traces NYC's amazing history of providing fresh water to sustain its growing population, and reminding us that is a precious resource.
Time & Location
Mar 21, 2020, 7:00 PM
Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial, W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023, USA
Guests
About the event
Cost: Free with voluntary contribution. Special instructions: bring a picnic lunch and water to drink.
In honor of World Water Day join us on a “River-to-River” walk across Manhattan from the Hudson to the East River ending at beautiful Carl Schurz Park and Gracie Mansion. The focus of this tour is the fact that New York City owes its history and development to its location, its and waterways and the creation of the Croton Aqueduct system in the 1840's which brought fresh water from upstate to the City amid our growing population. NYC is blessed with having one of the best water systems of any large metropolitan area on the planet!
Our tour will also tell the story of the creation of Central Park and visit the site of a natural spring that was used by the residents of the Seneca Village community in the 1800’s! This amazing stroll will…