ST. PATRICK’S DAY Tour of DC’s Noted Irish-Americans—Monday, March 17!

ST. PATRICK’S DAY Tour of DC’s Noted Irish-Americans—Monday, March 17!

Take a brisk walk around the White House area on the day when everyone is Irish, to learn about the many Irish-Americans key to the history of this historic neighborhood.

Meet in front of the Organization of America States (OAS) building, 17th St. and Constitution Ave., N.W., D.C.

Thrill over:

• The Irish architect who designed the White House

• Irish immigrants, the C&O canal, and the K St. and Pennsylvania Avenue riots!

• The Irish Mayor’s “Miracle Mansion” that saved his sister from certain death!

• Was Elvis Irish?

• The Irishman who finally finished the Washington Monument

• An Irish-American co-founder of the U.S. Navy

• The Irishwoman whose seductive charms brought down an entire Cabinet, in the biggest scandal in American history!

• The Irish-American soldier who led America’s most epic military expedition

• The humble Irish doorman who save the White House’s most precious documents from a rampaging army

• The Irish-American President whose romance with a foreign spy brought on the wrath of the FBI

• The Irish artisan who glorified African-American soldiers

• The Irish-American grand dame whose espionage defeated an entire U.S. army

• Presidents & politicos of Celtic descent

• The photographers of Irish descent who took 10,000 photos of the Civil War

• The Emerald Isle washerwoman who saved D.C.’s biggest bank from the depredations of British invaders

• The Anglo-Saxon Chief Executive who is an "honorary Irishman".

• The tragic killing of the Irishman who was America’s greatest war hero

• The Irish person who was D.C.’s greatest philanthropist.

When: Monday, March 17, 5:15 pm.

Meet in front of the Organization of American States

200 17th St NW · Washington, DC

Length: About 2 hours.

Who: Ed Moser, author of:

https://www.amazon.com/OLD-TOWN-HORROR-Americas-Historic-ebook/dp/B0BX27RWYG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

And:

https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress-ebook/dp/B099JBSN9Q

And:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788

And:

https://www.amazon.com/Patriots-America-Things-American-Should-ebook-dp-B076MR3XS3/dp/B076MR3XS3/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1517173322

We’re the highest-rated D.C. area tour on TripAdvisor!:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html

The nearest Metro stops are Metro Center and Smithsonian.

Pubs and restaurants nearby to raise a glass afterwards!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Organization of American States, 200 17th Street Northwest, Washington, United States