One of D.C.’s most historic locales, the resting place of many famous persons from the antebellum, Civil War, & contemporary times.About this Event
A Tour of Scary, Historic Scenic Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown D.C.!
What: Georgetown’s venerable Oak Hill Cemetery is, with Arlington National and Congressional Cemeteries, one of D.C.’s most historic burial grounds. It is or was the resting place of many famous persons from the antebellum, Civil War, & contemporary eras. Including Presidents and generals, spies and architects, Don Juans and femme fatales. And many ghost sightings in the graveyards!!
Length of tour: About 2 hours.
Where: Meet outside the cemetery’s gatehouse, at 3001 R St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Questions? Contact this site, [email protected], or 7032032670.
Tips: Wear comfortable shoes, as there’s a fair amount of walking on sometimes uneven ground.
Our action-packed itinerary will draw from the following!:
• The home of the CIA's founder
• The grave of Lincoln’s son
• The creators of the Computer Age
• A private tour of James Renwick’s chapel
• Ghost and goblins!
• The home of Georgetown’s Founding Family
• Ambassadors and Secretaries of State
• The architect of Eastern Market and the National Portrait Gallery
• The handsome fellow & the femme fatale who sparked DC’s worst sex scandal
• Descendants of Martha Washington
• The stately mausoleum designed by the architect of Capitol Building and Arlington National Cemetery.
• The D.A. murdered by a Congressman
• The grave of the President of the Confederacy, before it was moved!
• A songwriter honored by Presidents
• The city’s first African-American teacher
• The grove of female Confederate spies
• The grave of the desecrated chief Mason
• Lincoln's Secretary of War
• Results of the city’s first great pandemic.
And more!
Who: Your guide is a former writer for the “Tonight Show”, and ex-White House speechwriter, & writer of such books as:
The Lost History of the Capitol!:
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress/dp/B09LVXZB8T/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
And his forthcoming book on Georgetown history:
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/georgetown-on-the-potomac/?srsltid=AYCX9vI_LiPLkDJqvoRsmquyR8fsPa6B3Zh3XPQtJSJS-EqVNG2Ixvml
Event venue
Oak Hill Cemetery, 3001 R St NW, washington, United States
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