Green-wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, and Fraunces Tavern, Manhattan- Sunday, August 23, 2026

 Here's another "dot-jot" outline:

• Started the morning walking to the large and beautiful Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn
• Climbed the hill in Green-wood to the highest spot in Brooklyn.  This is where a memorial to the battle is.  It is the "Altar to Liberty" and the statue of Minerva (aka Athena).  She looks directly out into the harbor at the Statue of Liberty in the distance.
• The cemetery was holding an event to recognize the anniversary of the battle, and there were many tables, exhibits and re-enactors set up, both at the entrance to the cemetery and in the "Green-house" that serves as its visitor center across the street. 
• We returned to the hotel, got our bags and walked several blocks to where the car was parked.
• We drove into Manhattan, where Scott had arranged for another parking spot in advance.  (The roads were a little tricky, but thankfully it was Sunday and the traffic was light.)
• We made our way to Fraunces Tavern which has many Revolutionary War connections.   We ate lunch there (macaroni and cheese, which Scott knew was popularized by Thomas Jefferson and a favorite of Lafayette).
• After lunch we went to the museum in the several floors above.  There are many interesting things about Fraunces Tavern, which Scott will go into more detail about (hopefully) when he fills out these sketchy notes.  His favorite part may have been "The Long Room" where George Washington said a tearful good-bye to his generals at the end of the war.
• After Fraunces Tavern, we went around the corner to an bar called the Dead Rabbit.  The gruesome sounding name actually comes from the history of the Gangs of New York.  The name was made famous by the 2002 movie.
• We left Manhattan about 4:00 and drove through to Gettysburg.  We arrived about 9:00, checked into our hotel and walked across the street to Tommy's Pizza, Scott's favorite.