Calendar of Events
Events for August 2010
August 07, 2010 (10:00 am)
Bronx River Ramble
Webster Avenue and East 233rd Street
Saturday, August 7
Bronx River Ramble
Join local Bronx River story-teller Stephen Paul DeVillo on Saturday, August 7, for a close-up look at Woodlawn Heights, one of the river’s most interesting communities. Learn about the Bronx River Watershed, and how an aqueduct brought this river community into being. Hear tales of Irish rebels, exploding powder mills, Revolutionary War clashes, and the Crime of the Century. See the brother of the “Bronx River Soldier,” stand at the portal of the epic Water Tunnel #3, and pause at the Sandhogs Memorial – all in an easy two hour neighborhood stroll.
The tour meets at 10AM on August 7th at Webster Avenue and East 233rd Street, (by the Metro North Woodlawn Train Station.) The tour is free, no registration required, and is sponsored by the Bronx River Alliance as part of its monthly “Bronx River Rambles.” For information or directions please call Stephen DeVillo at 718-430-4613 (or on the morning of the event 646-271-8223) or email stephen.devillo@parks.nyc.gov.
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