On June 26th, for our class tour we went to Downtown Manhattan. We first start the tour by meeting at the “Staten Island Ferry Station” at 11:30 A.M. After everybody arrived, we proceed on with the tour by walking to one of the most famous shire in New York known as “Shire of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton” who is the first born American saint.
After the professor explain and talk about the shire importance. We then walk to “Fraunces Tavern”, which is approximately 10 minutes away from the shire. Known for its history of hosting secret meetings to plan for the revolutionary war and give aids to American prisoners. Fraunces Tavern is listed on the “Designated Landmark of New York City” in 1976, and “National Register of Historic Place” in 1719. We then take turns to go inside of Fraunces Tavern and take pictures. Before we headed to the next location we walked pass a street called “The Stone Street” which is known for its cobbler stone and also one of the oldest street in New York City.
The next location that we are heading to is the “National Museum of American Indian”. As we were walking we saw the “Canyon of Heroes” on Broadway Street which is a historic location for the ticker tape parade.
As we were walking to to the New York Stock Exchange and The Federal Hall, we walk past a historical park called “Bowling Green Fence”. We also walked past the “Charging Bull” (symbolizing the stock exchange in the financial district of New York), and the statues of a “Little Girl” (in honor of international women day). Once we arrived at the New York Stock Exchange and The Federal Hall, I notice a beautiful chandelier inside one of the building. I later learned that the chandelier was donated by J.P Morgan.
Before we arrived at our final destination of the tour, we visited the “Trinity Church” which were close for renovation but we were still able to enter into the graveyard area where they buried Alexander Hamilton and his wife together, and Robert Fulton (known for his successful development of steamboat, the Fulton Street was also named after him). After the Trinity Church, we walked to the “9/11 Memorial”.
