Thanks to CUNY’s Gotham Center for NYC History, we have a brand new 90-minute walking tour of downtown Manhattan that “reframes New York at the heart of the American Revolution.”
Echoes of Revolution, which launches this coming June, is a free mobile, geo-located immersive walking tour that uses augmented reality to place visitors inside Revolutionary-era New York. Included are the major players of the time, Indigenous peoples, character profiles, and key events. Guests will start at The Battery and end at Federal Hall. It runs 90 minutes, with 75 minutes of audio narration. Distance covered: about three miles.
Some of the sites visited include Hanover Square, Golden Hill, South Street Seaport and Trinity Church. Areas considered to be noted for their importance include Bowling Green, Fraunces Tavern, Hamilton’s Office and Federal Hall.
Imagine standing in front of the U.S. Custom House and seeing a giant block of marble. Instead of just passing it by, you’ll now know it’s an historical marker for the giant fort that once guarded New York’s harbor. And did you know that inside South Ferry station, you can “run your hands along the battery” or cannon-mounted walls that once protected New York, the “most heavily protected colony in the largest part of the British empire.”
Echoes of Revolution is a new version of Gotham’s original NYC Revolutionary Trail App and will also partner with the Museum of the City of New York for the upcoming exhibit, The Occupied City, to ring in New York’s 250th celebration.
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