Start at the historic common.
An introduction to the early city, its layout and character will get us on our way.
St. Paul's
- Exterior
A brief stop to discuss the chapel's architecture and grounds.
- Interior
Gravestones on the walls belong to some of the city's most prominent colonial citizens.
-Graveyard
Revolutionary war veterans, both patriot and loyalist, rest alongside printers and merchants.
Trinity Church Graveyard
An "A-list" of city residents it holds a founding father, two treasury secretaries, laywers, sons of liberty and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Less walking than our other tours!
Both graveyards are small and are separated by a short walk along Broadway. Limited seating on benches is also available.
Tours are limited in size for easy access to the narrow graveyard paths. Be sure to buy your tickets ahead of time!
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Revolutionary War Era Tour!
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Historic Graveyards Walking Tour
Discover New York City's historic past by walking through two of its most famous graveyards. Although many of the names are long worn away, their legacies live on in their extraordinary deeds.
You'll hear about a notorious scandal that lead to a fictional best seller, the political feud that surrounded the founding of King's College (today's Columbia College) and
the activities of a group called the "The New York Triumvirate."
All new stories - If you've taken one of our other tours, don't worry, this tour complements them instead of repeating what you've already heard. And these stories are just as wild and fun!
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The title character of a scandalous 18th century novel has a stone at Trinity Church?
St. Paul's chapel has survived two devastating disasters?
A 17 year old King's College student would become a great Founding Father, only to die in a duel with another NYC politician?
Shea Stadium sits on land that once belonged to the family of a celebrated member of the Sons of Liberty, Revolutionary War Colonel and early city mayor?
SOME OF THE GRAVES:
The only American declared Lord.
The highest ranking French commander in the American Revolution buried in America.
The cutler who made Gen. Washington's Sword.
The printer whose newspaper lead to the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.
The inventor of the steamship.
A signer of the Declaration of Independence
And all were
NEW YORKers, of course!
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