NYC Walk: Historic Lower Manhattan

--arranged and lead by Warren Jahn--

Wednesday April 9, 2025

Rain Date: Friday April 11, 2025

Spouses, Significant Others, and Guests Welcome!

Join us for a walk around lower Manhattan featuring visits to historic sites including St. Paul's Chapel, African Burial Ground, and Castle Clinton.



The walk is about 4 miles - 2 hours plus time for visiting St Paul's Chapel, African Burial Ground National Monument, a Chinatown Dumpling Shop, and Castle Clinton. The pre-lunch walk is about 3 miles and the after lunch walk is about 1 mile.

--GETTING THERE--

Take the 9:00 AM train from Saugatuck to Grand Central Terminal

Meet on the platform in Saugatuck by the ticket machines

or find your own way to GCT. 

Scheduled arrival at Grand Central is 10:14 AM. 

After a restroom stop, we'll meet by the clock to start on the walk.

Please tell Warren if you will not be on the train; plan to arrive at the clock in Grand Central Terminal by 10:015 AM.

--ABOUT THE WALK--

The walk will feature historic sites from 1624 to 1900 which we have not recently visited. Of course, we will pass many more current and/or previously visited sites.

From Grand Central Terminal we will take the #4 or #5 subway to Fulton Street where we will begin by visiting St Paul's Chapel. After touring the chapel we will head north to the African Burial Ground Monument passing the Woolworth Building and New York City Hall along the way. We will then head east through City Center toward Chinatown, south to some of New York's maritime history including the Brooklyn Bridge, old Fulton Fish Market and South Street Seaport, to lunch at historic Fraunces Tavern. After lunch we will continue with the Financial District portion including the Alexander Hamilton Customs House, Castle Clinton, and Federal Hall.

--RETURN TO CONNECTICUT--

Take the #4 or #5 subway to Grand Central. Then Metro North to Connecticut.

PLEASE RSVP so you can be alerted if a weather postponement is necessary.

You will receive a confirmation e-mail within a couple of days.

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Warren can also be reached on the day of the walk on his cell phone 203-856-7237.

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