Soundwalk Ghost Tour: Georgetown

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Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Welcome to Sound Walk Tour's first tour! This is a pilot program developed by a history graduate student so if you find it and like it, send me an email! Not recommended for children under the age of 13 The first stop is at Q St NW & 27th St NW, Washington, DC 20007. To get there, I recommend taking the red line to Dupont and either walking or taking the D2 bus to that location.

Intro

Introduction to the tour and the first stop. If you started at Q St NW & 27th St NW, Washington, DC 20007, start walking up 27th street towards the cemetery

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Mount Zion Cemetery

Directions to get to the next location: Head toward 27th street and follow it down until you get to P street. Turn right at P street and keep walking. Stop at 2728 P street.

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Nannie and Charles

Directions to get to the next location: Keep walking down P Street until you get to Wisconsin Avenue. Cross Wisconsin Avenue, turn left then take the very next right to stay on P street.

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Streetcar Part 1

Directions to get to the next location: Keep walking down P Street until you get to Wisconsin Avenue. Cross Wisconsin Avenue, turn left then take the very next right to stay on P street. Stop in front of the sign that says “Caution Streecar Tracks”

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Streetcar Part 2

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Old Stone House

Directions to get to the next location: Go back to Wisconsin Avenue and continue down until you reach M Street. Turn left at M Street and continue up the street until you reach the Old Stone House at 3051 M St. NW.

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Lock Four

Directions to get to the next location: Continue down past lock four, following the canal until you reach the Francis Scott Key Memorial.

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Mary Pinchot Meyer

Directions to get to the next location: Leave the park and cross M street at the corner of M and 34th in front of the Starbucks. Turn left and walk past 35th street. When you get to the next stoplight, turn right.

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Exorcist Stairs

The last stop!

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