A Walk Through History, Fraunces Tavern, New York
Hidden amongst the glass towers and skyscrapers of New York City are vestiges of the city that once was — tiny brick houses and cobblestones streets peeking out from behind modernity in Lower Manhattan. Amongst these is one of the oldest buildings in New York City, Fraunces Tavern, near the harbor, which witnessed important events in America’s earliest history. Today, the reconstructed building houses a tavern and restaurant as well as a museum where George Washington once addressed his men….