As Buckeyes, we couldn't pass by this photo-op. Within a few yards of the New York Stock Exchange is the site of the old Federal Hall, the first capital building after George Washington was sworn in as president. The hall, in fact, was the site of Washington's first swearing-in.This plaque appears prominently on the front face of Federal Hall. It commemorates the fact that one of the first congressional acts passed here was the Northwest Ordinance, creating the process by which Ohio and several other midwestern states were admitted to the union. Legislation chartering the Ohio Company, which facilitated Ohio's settlement also was passed here.
This area was teeming with people, many of them sitting on the steps of Federal Hall, taking breaks and visiting with one another.
In front of the New York Stock Exchange were fully-armed soldiers, machine guns in hand. That was a bit stunning. Nonetheless, people were going about their business and their lives.
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