Reported for the Flatiron Hot! News by Jasmine Washington and edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
Memorial Day is our annual opportunity to remember and honor those who died while serving their country. The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District (BID) is hosting a free Memorial Day weekend historic walking tour on Sunday, May 26, 2019. This year’s theme is “From Decoration Day to Memorial Day.” The 90-minute tour will be hosted by historian and author Miriam Berman. Guests can expect to hear amazing stories about what was then called Decoration Day in the early 1900s but is now known as Memorial Day.
Learn about Flatiron -Memorial Day walking tour
During the tour, participants will visit the Worth Monument. Inside the 51-foot obelisk lie the mortal remains of General William Jenkins Worth, who fought in the War of 1812 and against the Seminoles in Florida but made his name in the Mexican War of 1846–1848. The tour will also highlight some of the city’s most important landmarks in the historic Flatiron District. No advance registration is required. For more information about the Flatiron’s historic walking tours, visit http://www.flatirondistrict.nyc/discover-flatiron/free-walking-tour (https://bit.ly/19gEd0r).
When: Sunday, May 26, 2019
Memorial Day Weekend Walk in the Flatiron District!
Where: Please meet at the tip of the Flatiron Building at 23rd Street just east of Fifth Avenue (rain or shine).
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Memorial Day Weekend Walking Tour: “From Decoration Day to Memorial Day”
Reported for the Flatiron Hot! News by Jasmine Washington and edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
Memorial Day is our annual opportunity to remember and honor those who died while serving their country. The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District (BID) is hosting a free Memorial Day weekend historic walking tour on Sunday, May 26, 2019. This year’s theme is “From Decoration Day to Memorial Day.” The 90-minute tour will be hosted by historian and author Miriam Berman. Guests can expect to hear amazing stories about what was then called Decoration Day in the early 1900s but is now known as Memorial Day.
Learn about Flatiron -Memorial Day walking tour
During the tour, participants will visit the Worth Monument. Inside the 51-foot obelisk lie the mortal remains of General William Jenkins Worth, who fought in the War of 1812 and against the Seminoles in Florida but made his name in the Mexican War of 1846–1848. The tour will also highlight some of the city’s most important landmarks in the historic Flatiron District. No advance registration is required. For more information about the Flatiron’s historic walking tours, visit http://www.flatirondistrict.nyc/discover-flatiron/free-walking-tour (https://bit.ly/19gEd0r).
When: Sunday, May 26, 2019
Memorial Day Weekend Walk in the Flatiron District!
Where: Please meet at the tip of the Flatiron Building at 23rd Street just east of Fifth Avenue (rain or shine).