About this Event
Historic, alluring Georgetown is today famous for its Halloween parties and parades. A thriving, antebellum tobacco port, it was a place of bitter contention during the Civil War, and long a site of political scandal and mysterious deaths, and a cockpit of Cold War, WW2 & contemporary espionage.
A perfect place for a Halloween horror tour of scandal, M**der, misbehavior and intrigue--bracketed by some of the nation's finest architecture! And perhaps a pub or restaurant afterwards.
When: Wednesday, Oct. 20, 5:45 pm. 2 hours.
Where: Meet outside the 1789 Restaurant, 1226 36th St. and Prospect St., N.W., D.C.
The action-packed itinerary will select from the following persons & events:
• The most haunted house in America
• The Ghost inside the machine
• The Lincolns and the supernatural
• The woman spy who trick-or-treated France, Hitler--and J. Edgar Hoover
• Exorcisms and executions
• A famous journalist and witch
• A Founding Father’s brush with the Devil
• Mysterious hideaways along the Underground Railroad
• Mysteries of the Old Stone House
• The murdered lover of a beloved President
• The secret lair where the C.I.A. was founded
• George Washington’s bodyguard, and a presidential M**der
• The nephew of Mark Twain, and his scheme for eternal life
• Daring spy escapes
• A famed female author’s brush with war-time horror
And more!!
Who: Your host is the author of many books of history, including his latest, The Lost History of the Capitol - The Hidden and Tumultuous Saga of Congress and the Capitol Building:
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress-ebook/dp/B099JBSN9Q/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
That book is a sequel to, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood – Crime, Scandal & Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorr).
He is a former presidential speechwriter, a former writer for “The Tonight Show.
We’re on TripAdvisor!:
https://www.meetup.com/Lafayette-Sq-Tours-of-Scandal-Assassination-Spies-Meetup/
Think history’s boring? Think again!!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1789 Restaurant & Bar, 1226 36th Street Northwest, Washington, United States
USD 23.00