Cancelled - Grant Memorial Tour on Veterans Day, November 11
Fri, Nov 11
|Capitol Reflecting Pool
The weather will be dismal so this event is cancelled. We will reschedule in the Spring 2023.
Time
Nov 11, 2022, 2:00 PM EST – Nov 12, 2022, 3:00 PM EST
Capitol Reflecting Pool, Washington, DC, USA
Guests
About the Event
The splendid monument of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant bestride his warhorse, Cincinnati, overlooking the capital city he saved, was dedicated 100 years ago. This photo of the ceremony shows that Grant's popularity was still impressive. Earlier this year, the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia organized the highly successful commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, anchoring the western end of the National Mall. Grant's Memorial at the opposite end of the Mall, at the foot of Capitol Hill, appears ever vigilant in guarding Lincoln's legacy for the nation. Sadly enough, the Grant Memorial has been hiding in plain sight for these past 100 years.
In this centennial year, the Lincoln Group's own resident guide, Craig Howell, will explain how this unusual memorial honors not only Grant but the men who soldiered under his command. Craig will also tell us much about the…