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Inside the Downtown Tavern Room Where Washington Once Bid Farewell to His Troops

To mark George Washington's birthday, we're remembering his farewell to the troops in the Long Room at Fraunces Tavern.

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Inside the Downtown Tavern Room Where Washington Once Bid Farewell to His Troops
02/20/2025 Attractions & Museums

Inside the Downtown Tavern Room Where Washington Once Bid Farewell to His Troops

To mark George Washington's birthday, we're remembering his farewell to the troops in the Long Room at Fraunces Tavern.

Exhibit: George Washington, Cloaked Crusader at Fraunces Tavern
09/22/2022 Arts & Culture

Exhibit: George Washington, Cloaked Crusader at Fraunces Tavern

New York Comic Con is coming up in early October, and it probably makes you think of the Javits Center filling with geeks costumed in capes, spandex...

Federal Hall Has the Bible That George Washington Used to Take the Oath of Office
01/19/2021 Arts & Culture

Federal Hall Has the Bible That George Washington Used to Take the Oath of Office

Plans for this year’s Inauguration Day ceremony look a little different than those in years past due to safety and social-distancing precautions,...

Lower Manhattan’s Museum ‘Smile’
03/08/2012 Miscellaneous

Lower Manhattan’s Museum ‘Smile’

By Liz BergerUptown may have Museum Mile, but Lower Manhattan has a veritable Museum “Smile,” an s-curve of history, art and design institutions...

Checks & Balances: Exhibit Explores Presidents and American Finance
11/07/2011 Events

Checks & Balances: Exhibit Explores Presidents and American Finance

By Kristin AguileraWhen President George Washington died in 1799, his financial assets included such luxury items as a custom-made chariot, a...

Putting Down Roots Here? Join Us at Bowling Green
10/20/2011 Events

Putting Down Roots Here? Join Us at Bowling Green

By Liz BergerLower Manhattan is the city’s oldest—and also newest—neighborhood.It is where George Washington was inaugurated as President in...