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New York: The Most Southern City in the North - St. Paul's Church National Historic Site
Hours: 1pm Ages: ALL Address: 897 S. Columbus Ave. - 914-667-4116 Mt. Vernon, NY 10550 nps.gov/sapa Description: Professor Cindy Lobel of Lehman College explores the fabric of life in the nation's largest city during the Civil War, and considers why Mayor Fernando Wood called New York "the most Southern city in the North." There will also be special activities for children and a 3pm tour of the historic church and Bell Tower, as well as the cemetery, one of the nation's oldest burial yards. |