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<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">167670250</site> <item> <title>CHESTER ARTHUR</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/chester-arthur/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/chester-arthur/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:16:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chester Arthur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hail to the Chief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Presidential Tribute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson bobble head]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyesofjefferson.com/?p=40922</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-1.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40923" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-1.jpg?w=1935&ssl=1 1935w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-1.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-1.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It’s time once again to pay tribute to one of our Presidents, albeit one who isn’t one of our nation’s most prominent Chief Executives.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-2.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40924" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-2.jpg?w=1939&ssl=1 1939w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-2.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-2.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-2.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As a matter of fact, most ‘normal’ Americans either forgot this man was President, or never knew the guy with two first names ever lived in the White House”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-3.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40925" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-3.jpg?w=1930&ssl=1 1930w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-3.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-3.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-3.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Hopefully after you’ve read this post, you’ll know more about the President who looked a bit like Captain Kangaroo – Chester Alan Arthur.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-4.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40926" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-4.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-4.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-4.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-4.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>PRESIDENT CHESTER ARTHUR HISTORIC SITE – “Located in Fairfield, Vermont, this site was where future 21<sup>st</sup> President Chester Arthur was born on October 5, 1829.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-5.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40927" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-5.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-5.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-5.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-5.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-5.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The actual birth site is where I’m standing, which is a large granite marker that was dedicated in 1903 by Robert Todd Lincoln. Lincoln was President Arthur’s Secretary of War in his Cabinet.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-6.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40928" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-6.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-6.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-6.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-6.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-6.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The yellow, two-room house in the background is a replica of the home where Arthur was born.</strong> <strong>Since the beginning of Arthur’s political career, however, it had been rumored the President was born in Dunham, Quebec – some 30 miles north of Fairfield.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-7.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40929" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-7.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-7.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-7.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-7.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-7.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-7.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Funny thing was – we drove about 115 miles out of the way to visit this site; and that was one way.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-8.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40930" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-8.jpg?w=1909&ssl=1 1909w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-8.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-8.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-8.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-8.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-8.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ELLEN HERNDON – “On October 25, 1859. Chester Arthur married Ellen, who was known as ‘Nell’, at the Calvary Episcopal Church in New York City. Arthur was 30 years old, while Nell was only 22. Ellen never saw her husband’s political rise – she died from pneumonia in NYC at the age of 42 on January 10, 1880.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-9.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40931" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-9.jpg?w=1911&ssl=1 1911w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-9.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-9.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-9.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-9.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-9.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “On March 4, 1881, Chester A. Arthur recited the Oath of Office in the Senate Chambers of the U.S. Capitol at 11:30am to become the 20<sup>th</sup> Vice President of the United States. After the well-dressed Vice President delivered a short speech in the Senate Chambers, he went outside to the East Portico to participate in the Inaugural ceremony for President James Garfield.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-10.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40932" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-10.jpg?w=1911&ssl=1 1911w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-10.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-10.jpg?resize=1024%2C571&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-10.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-10.jpg?resize=1536%2C857&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-10.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>CHESTER ARTHUR HOME – “Located at 123 Lexington Avenue in New York City, the five-story building was home to Chester Arthur for most of his adult life.</strong> <strong>Even though I’ve visited NYC in the past, I have yet to see the Arthur home with my own resin eyes.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-11.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40933" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-11.jpg?w=1915&ssl=1 1915w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-11.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-11.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-11.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-11.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“At 2:15am on September 20, 1881, Arthur recited the Presidential Oath of Office in the front parlor of his home following the death of James Garfield.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-12.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40934" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-12.jpg?w=1908&ssl=1 1908w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-12.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-12.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-12.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-12.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This walnut slant-top desk was in Chester Arthur’s Lexington Avenue home, and he signed the Presidential Oath of Office at this desk on September 20, 1881.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-13.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40935" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-13.jpg?w=1911&ssl=1 1911w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-13.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-13.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-13.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-13.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On September 22, 1881, President Arthur arrived at the Vice President’s Room inside the U.S. Capitol where Chief Justice Morrison Waite administered the Oath of Office a second time.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-14.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40936" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-14.jpg?w=1912&ssl=1 1912w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-14.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-14.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-14.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE WHITE HOUSE – “Shortly after becoming President, Arthur butted heads with Garfield’s Cabinet and most resigned – everyone except Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln. At the same time, President Arthur was diagnosed with Bright’s Disease. Although he tried to keep his condition private, his physical appearance began to show the effects of his disease. Arthur lost a lot of weight, and he aged a lot – at the same time, he struggled to keep the pace of the Presidency.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-15-1.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40949" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-15-1.jpg?w=1803&ssl=1 1803w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-15-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-15-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-15-1.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-15-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-15-1.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MARY ARTHUR McELROY – “As sister of the widowed President, Mary was asked to serve as White House Hostess in January 1883. Due to his wife’s death in 1880, there had been no First Lady in the White House for the first year of Chester Arthur’s Presidency.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-16.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40938" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-16.jpg?w=1914&ssl=1 1914w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-16.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-16.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-16.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-16.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-16.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LINCOLN COTTAGE – “Chester Arthur, like President Hayes had done before him, used “The Lincoln Cottage” as his Summer White House during the hot summer months in Washington. The cottage is located on higher ground roughly three miles from the White House. President Arthur also resided in the Lincoln Cottage during the winter of 1882 while renovations to the White House were ongoing.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-17.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40939" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-17.jpg?w=1912&ssl=1 1912w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-17.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-17.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-17.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-17.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-17.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In March 1885, after he attended the Inauguration of President Grover Cleveland, Chester Arthur returned to his home in NYC. On November 16, 1886, Arthur ordered all of his personal and official papers burned. The next day, President Arthur suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at his home and never regained consciousness. At 5:00am on November 18, 1886, Chester A. Arthur died at the age of 57.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-18.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40940" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-18.jpg?w=1909&ssl=1 1909w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-18.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-18.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-18.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-18.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ALBANY RURAL CEMETERY – “The grave of our 21<sup>st</sup> President, Chester Arthur, resides in this cemetery located in Menands, New York, which is just outside of Albany. President Arthur’s funeral was held on November 22, 1886 at the Church of the Heavenly Rest in NYC. Following the service, the casket carrying the remains of our 21<sup>st</sup> President was interred in the sarcophagus above me.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-19.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40941" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-19.jpg?w=1908&ssl=1 1908w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-19.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-19.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-19.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-19.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Arthur was laid to rest in the family plot, near the gravesite of his wife Ellen.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-20.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40942" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-20.jpg?w=1912&ssl=1 1912w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-20.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-20.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-20.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-20.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-20.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This giant bronze female angel is depicted placing a palm leaf on Arthur’s sarcophagus. The angel was added in 1889.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-21.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40943" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-21.jpg?w=1909&ssl=1 1909w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-21.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-21.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-21.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-21.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-21.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“That’s my photographer posing at the grave of Chester Arthur. You’ll notice by the lack of photos, Tom hasn’t visited too many sites associated with Arthur. The two of us still need to visit Arthur’s house in NYC; as well as Captain Kangaroo’s ‘Treasure House’ where Mr. Green Jeans, Bunny Rabbit, and Mr. Moose still reside.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-22.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40944" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-22.jpg?w=1912&ssl=1 1912w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-22.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-22.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-22.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-22.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-22.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Tom and I made our first trip together to see the grave of Chester Arthur, it was the 20th Presidential gravesite we had visited.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-23.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40945" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-23.jpg?w=1914&ssl=1 1914w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-23.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-23.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-23.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-23.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-23.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Nearly six years later, I returned to Albany Rural Cemetery with my photographer and Bob Moldenhauer.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-24.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40946" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-24.jpg?w=1912&ssl=1 1912w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-24.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-24.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-24.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-24.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ARTHUR-24.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Did this post leave you underwhelmed? There’s good reason for that. Chester Arthur was a very underwhelming President and one who easily gets lost within the pages of our history books.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/chester-arthur/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">40922</post-id> </item> <item> <title>JAMES A. GARFIELD</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/james-a-garfield/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/james-a-garfield/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 02:46:20 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Garfield's ghost]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hail to the Chief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[James A. Garfield]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Presidential Tribute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson bobble head]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyesofjefferson.com/?p=40836</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-1.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40837" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-1.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-1.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-1.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The fireworks are flying and I’m so excited to present this tribute to one of my favorite Presidents.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-2.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40838" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-2.jpg?w=1969&ssl=1 1969w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-2.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Unfortunately, our 20th President had the second-shortest time in office, serving only 199 days before he was assassinated.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-3.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40839" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-3.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-3.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-3.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I sincerely hope you enjoy my tribute to another member of the Tecumseh Curse Club – James Abram Garfield.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-4.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40840" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-4.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-4.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-4.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C869&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-4.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GARFIELD BIRTH SITE – “James Garfield was born on this site in Orange Township (now Moreland Hills), Ohio, on November 19, 1831. He lived here on his family farm until 1856.</strong> <strong>Even though this cabin was a replica, Garfield was the last President born in a log cabin.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-5.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40841" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-5.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-5.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-5.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-5.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-5.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This boulder was located about a quarter-mile behind the Garfield replica cabin. It marked the exact location of President Garfield’s birth cabin.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-6.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40842" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-6.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-6.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-6.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-6.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-6.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Throughout his rough childhood, young Garfield was mocked by his peers because he was poor and fatherless. He escaped being bullied by his relentless reading of books.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-7.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40843" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-7.jpg?w=1969&ssl=1 1969w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-7.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-7.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-7.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-7.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-7.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LUCRETIA RUDOLPH – “Roughly one week before Garfield’s 27<sup>th</sup> birthday, the future President married 26-year-old Lucretia Rudolph on November 11, 1858 at the home of the bride’s parents in Hiram, Ohio. The newlyweds did not take a honeymoon, but instead set up housekeeping immediately at Hiram.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-8.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40844" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-8.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-8.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-8.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-8.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-8.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-8.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>STATE HOUSE OF OHIO – “James A. Garfield won a seat in the Ohio State Senate in 1859 and served from January 2, 1860 until August 21, 1861.</strong> <strong>During his time in the state Senate, Garfield praised abolitionist John Brown as a hero and said his execution “shall be the dawn of a better day.”</strong> <strong>At the same time, Senator Garfield did not condone Brown’s bloody raid at Harper’s Ferry.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-9.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40845" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-9.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-9.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-9.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-9.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-9.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-9.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>JAMES A. GARFIELD HOUSE – “James Garfield married Lucretia Rudolph in 1858 and the couple lived in this house in Hiram, Ohio. While they lived in Hiram, James began studying law and he passed the bar in 1861. At the time Garfield was studying to be a lawyer, he continued to serve in the state Senate. Today, this house is reputed to be haunted by several ghosts – including James and Lucretia Garfield.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-10.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40846" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-10.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-10.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-10.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-10.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-10.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-10.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Just after Senator Garfield became a lawyer, the Civil War began. James despised slavery and he hated the fact the southern states had seceded.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-11.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40847" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-11.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-11.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-11.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-11.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-11.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When the South bombarded Fort Sumter, Garfield signed up for the military.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-12.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40848" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-12.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-12.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-12.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-12.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-12.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During the war, Garfield faced only one major battle, which earned him a promotion to brigadier general.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-13.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40849" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-13.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-13.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C571&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-13.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-13.jpg?resize=1536%2C857&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-13.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During the summer of 1862, Garfield suffered from jaundice during the war and came home where Lucretia nursed him back to health.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-14.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40850" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-14.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-14.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-14.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-14.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While home, Garfield’s friends convinced him to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. He won the October election without campaigning as he had returned to the war front.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-15.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40851" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-15.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-15.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-15.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-15.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-15.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-15.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “At the urging of President Abraham Lincoln, Garfield left the service and took his seat in the United States House of Representatives. James Garfield took the Oath of Office on March 4, 1863, and served the U.S. House for the next 17 years.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-16.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40852" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-16.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-16.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-16.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-16.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-16.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-16.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I had the chance to stand on the desk that was used by James Garfield in the United States House of Representatives. Garfield was an elected member of the House from March 4, 1863 until November 8, 1880 when he became President-elect.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-17.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40853" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-17.jpg?w=1957&ssl=1 1957w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-17.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-17.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-17.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-17.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-17.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>CHARLES G. LEARNED HOUSE – “This three-story mansion was built in 1837 at the “Edge of the Wilderness” in Port Austin, Michigan. New York businessman Charles Learned and his wife Maria purchased the home in 1859.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-18.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40854" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-18.jpg?w=1969&ssl=1 1969w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-18.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-18.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-18.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-18.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Around 1866, Congressman James A. Garfield first came to Port Austin to visit his friends, Charles and Maria Learned at their home. For the rest of that decade, Garfield became a frequent visitor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-19.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40855" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-19.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-19.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-19.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-19.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-19.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Garfield knew the Learned’s from his college days in New York when he stayed with them. There was a chance the future President had developed a secret crush on Maria.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-20.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40856" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-20.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-20.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-20.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-20.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-20.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-20.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LAWNFIELD – “Located in Mentor, Ohio, James Garfield acquired this farmhouse in 1876 while serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives.</strong> <strong>When Garfield acquired this farm, he wanted a place where ‘I can touch the earth and get some strength from it’. He also wanted a place to teach his boys about hard work and farming.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-21.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40857" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-21.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-21.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-21.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-21.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-21.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-21.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Congressman Garfield also felt this house would be a perfect place to stay when Congress was in recess during the hot summer months.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-22.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40858" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-22.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-22.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-22.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-22.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-22.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-22.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Let’s walk through the front door and see the inside of Garfield’s beloved home, known as ‘Lawnfield’.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-23.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40859" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-23.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-23.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-23.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-23.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-23.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-23.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the Parlor at Lawnfield; located inside the front entrance on the first floor. The photo behind me is of James’ mother Eliza – whom he adored.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-24.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40860" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-24.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-24.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-24.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-24.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-24.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-24.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Now I’m in the Dining Room – over 80% of all the furniture inside the home was owned and used by the Garfield’s in the 1880s.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-25.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40861" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-25.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-25.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-25.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-25.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-25.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-25.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is the Dining Room fireplace, decorated with items used by the Garfield’s in the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-26.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40862" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-26.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-26.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-26.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-26.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-26.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-26.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is James and Lucretia Garfield’s Master Bedroom located on the second story of the home.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-27.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40863" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-27.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-27.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-27.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-27.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-27.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-27.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m back downstairs in the Garfield’s first floor “summer bedroom” where they slept during the hot months.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/28.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40864" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/28.jpg?w=1915&ssl=1 1915w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/28.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/28.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/28.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/28.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/28.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“And finally, James Garfield’s favorite room in the house – his 19<sup>th</sup> century ‘man cave’. The chair near me was his favorite.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-29.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40865" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-29.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-29.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-29.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-29.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-29.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-29.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After serving 17 years in the U.S. Congress, Garfield was elected to the Senate in January 1880. But a Presidential bid was in order first, as he was nominated by the Republican Party to be their delegate for the Presidency.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-30.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40866" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-30.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-30.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-30.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-30.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-30.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-30.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“James Garfield turned this building, once used as his library, into his temporary campaign headquarters in 1880.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-31.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40867" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-31.jpg?w=1915&ssl=1 1915w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-31.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-31.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-31.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-31.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-31.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Garfield had a temporary telegraph system installed inside his campaign headquarters where he could communicate with party leaders and supporters around the country.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-32.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40868" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-32.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-32.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-32.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-32.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-32.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-32.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Garfield conducted much of his successful and precedent-setting ‘front porch’ campaign at Lawnfield. As a matter of fact, the name ‘Lawnfield’ came from the hundreds of reporters who camped out on Garfield’s lawn to get the latest news of his campaign.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-33.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40869" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-33.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-33.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-33.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-33.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-33.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-33.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During his front porch campaign, Garfield posed with his mother Eliza to his right, his 13-year-old daughter Mollie (standing), and his wife Lucretia.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-34.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40870" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-34.jpg?w=1959&ssl=1 1959w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-34.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-34.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-34.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-34.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-34.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After he was elected President in November 1880, Garfield left Lawnfield for Washington D.C. on February 28, 1881. He would never return to his beloved farm.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-35.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40871" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-35.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-35.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-35.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-35.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-35.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-35.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “James A. Garfield recited the Presidential Oath of Office on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 1881. Just three days before his Inauguration, Garfield scrapped his original speech and rushed to re-write a new one.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-36.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40872" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-36.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-36.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-36.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-36.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-36.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-36.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Exhausted by several sleepless nights of writing, his highly anticipated speech failed to live up to expectations. Everyone knew what a great writer and speaker Garfield was. However, he left his friends and audience wanting more.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-37.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40873" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-37.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-37.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-37.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-37.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-37.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-37.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During Garfield’s Inauguration, Chief Justice Morrison Waite administered the Presidential Oath of Office.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-38.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40874" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-38.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-38.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-38.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-38.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-38.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-38.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing over the Bible used by Garfield as he recited the Oath of Office.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-39.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40875" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-39.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-39.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-39.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-39.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-39.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-39.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“These shoes and hat were worn by James Garfield on Inauguration Day 1881.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-40.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40876" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-40.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-40.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-40.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-40.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-40.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-40.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE WHITE HOUSE – “President Garfield went to work quickly in the White House when he enforced Presidential authority over traditional courtesy given to the Senate in making executive appointments. The Senate was famous for giving friends and contributors good jobs. President Garfield took that perk away from them.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-41.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40877" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-41.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-41.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-41.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-41.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-41.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-41.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LUCRETIA GARFIELD – “Just two months into her role as First Lady, Lucretia was afflicted with a life-threatening case of malaria. The President suspended many of his duties so he could personally attend to her needs. In June 1881, President Garfield rented a cottage in Long Branch, New Jersey where his wife could recuperate.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-42.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40878" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-42.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-42.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-42.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-42.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-42.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-42.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>CHURCH OF THE PRESIDENTS – “Built in 1879 in Long Branch, New Jersey, the St. James Protestant Episcopal Church was where seven Presidents had worshipped when they visited the Jersey shore. Presidents Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, McKinley and Wilson all worshiped in this church.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-43.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40879" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-43.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-43.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-43.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-43.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-43.jpg?resize=1536%2C858&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-43.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Of the seven Presidents, all but Grant were in office when they worshipped here.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-44.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40880" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-44.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-44.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-44.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-44.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-44.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-44.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While President Garfield was in Long Branch to visit his wife, he and Lucretia worshipped in this church on June 19, 1881. </strong> <strong>A few days later, the President returned to Washington without his wife – however, he planned on returning in early July for a vacation.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-45.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40881" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-45.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-45.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-45.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-45.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-45.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-45.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GARFIELD ASSASSINATION SITE – “I’m in the middle of Constitution Avenue near 6<sup>th</sup> Avenue (then called B Street) which is the site once occupied by the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station.</strong> <strong>I got lucky and didn’t get run over while I stood in the middle of one of Washington’s busiest streets.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-46.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40882" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-46.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-46.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-46.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-46.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-46.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-46.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station where President Garfield was shot.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-47.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40883" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-47.jpg?w=1960&ssl=1 1960w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-47.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-47.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-47.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-47.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-47.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While in the railroad station, as the President was scheduled to leave on Summer vacation, Charles J. Guiteau shot Garfield in the back at point-blank range at 9:30am on July 2, 1881.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-48.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40884" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-48.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-48.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-48.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-48.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-48.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-48.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing alongside the hat worn by James Garfield when he was shot twice by Charles Guiteau.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-49.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40885" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-49.jpg?w=1960&ssl=1 1960w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-49.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-49.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-49.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-49.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-49.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This newspaper illustration depicted the moment when President Garfield was struck down by an assassin’s bullets.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-50.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40886" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-50.jpg?w=1960&ssl=1 1960w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-50.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-50.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-50.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-50.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-50.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The President was immediately taken to the White House where he remained bedridden while his doctors probed for the bullet.</strong> <strong>Unfortunately, the doctors unsterilized hands and equipment made matters worse and Garfield became weaker when he developed an abscess in the wound.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WHITE-HOUSE-SLIDE.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40919" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WHITE-HOUSE-SLIDE.jpg?w=1716&ssl=1 1716w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WHITE-HOUSE-SLIDE.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WHITE-HOUSE-SLIDE.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WHITE-HOUSE-SLIDE.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WHITE-HOUSE-SLIDE.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WHITE-HOUSE-SLIDE.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The President suffered throughout August as the heat had become unbearable. By the end of that month, Garfield’s weight had decreased from 185 pounds down to 130.</strong> <strong>In early September, the decision was made to transport the dying President out of Washington to Long Branch where Lucretia had recovered earlier in the summer.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-52.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40888" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-52.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-52.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-52.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-52.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-52.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-52.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Garfield left the White House for good on September 5, 1881. He was transported by a specially cushioned rail car. This bed I’m standing on was designed for him to lay on during transport, but he refused to use it.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-53.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40889" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-53.jpg?w=1960&ssl=1 1960w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-53.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-53.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-53.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-53.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-53.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>FRANCKLYN COTTAGE SITE – “Located in the Elberon section of Long Branch, New Jersey, the small monument behind me marks the location of the Francklyn Cottage where James Garfield arrived on September 6, 1881.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-54.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40890" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-54.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-54.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-54.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-54.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-54.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-54.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When the mortally wounded President arrived here by train, he was in a lot of pain. Garfield was transported to this seaside cottage by a specially built railroad spur constructed overnight by local volunteers.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-55.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40891" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-55.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-55.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-55.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-55.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-55.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-55.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When a friend assured the mortally wounded President that he had much work still before him, Garfield replied…</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-56.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40892" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-56.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-56.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-56.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-56.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-56.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-56.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>…’no, my work is done.’ Those were President Garfield’s last words.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-57.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40893" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-57.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-57.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-57.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-57.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-57.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-57.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“James A. Garfield died at the age of 49 at 10:35pm on September 19, 1881 at this site in Elberon, New Jersey.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-58.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40894" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-58.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-58.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-58.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-58.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-58.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-58.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When the Francklyn Cottage burned down in the 1920s, the site was ignored until the 1950s when this small granite memorial was placed on the property.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-59.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40895" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-59.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-59.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-59.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-59.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-59.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-59.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE GARFIELD TEA HOUSE – “Now located on the property of the Church of the Presidents in Long Branch, New Jersey, this small 10’ x 10’ cabin was built by William Presley shortly after President Garfield had died.</strong> <strong>Shortly after Garfield’s death, Oliver Byron purchased the spikes, ties, and planks used for the emergency railroad tracks that had been put in place to transport the wounded President from the Elboron Station to the Francklyn Cottage.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-60.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40896" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-60.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-60.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-60.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-60.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-60.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-60.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Originally painted red, white, and blue as a tribute to Garfield, this cabin was the brainchild of Oliver Byron – a Broadway stage actor and resident of Long Branch.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-61.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40897" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-61.jpg?w=1960&ssl=1 1960w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-61.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-61.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-61.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-61.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-61.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Byron had the tea house built, he said that since Garfield was born in a log cabin, this cabin was a fitting tribute. The cabin first stood in the yard of Byron’s summer cottage until his death.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-62.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40898" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-62.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-62.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-62.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-62.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-62.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-62.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Following his death, the body of President Garfield was transported by train from New Jersey back to Washington D.C. where the President laid in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-63.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40899" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-63.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-63.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-63.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-63.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-63.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-63.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Garfield’s body laid in state on this spot in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on September 22 and 23, 1881.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-64.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40900" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-64.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-64.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-64.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-64.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-64.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-64.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is an image of Garfield’s casket as the President laid in state in the U.S. Capitol.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-65.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40901" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-65.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-65.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-65.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-65.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-65.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-65.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LAKE VIEW CEMETERY – “The mausoleum of Levi Schofield in Cleveland’s Lake View Cemetery was used as Garfield’s temporary tomb until the President’s permanent resting place was completed in 1890.</strong> <strong>After Garfield’s casket had arrived at the Public Square in Cleveland for public mourning on September 25, 1881, the President’s remains were transported to Lake View Cemetery.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-66.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40902" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-66.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-66.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-66.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-66.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-66.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-66.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Garfield’s remains were guarded 24 hours a day while entombed here until they were moved to the permanent monument in 1890.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-67.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40903" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-67.jpg?w=1959&ssl=1 1959w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-67.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-67.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-67.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-67.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-67.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>JAMES A. GARFIELD MEMORIAL – “Dedicated on May 30, 1890, the final resting place of President Garfield is located in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. The impressive memorial is 180-feet high.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-68.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40904" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-68.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-68.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-68.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-68.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-68.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-68.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It seems as though I’ve had paranormal encounters during each of my numerous visits over the years. Let’s go up the steps behind me and into the Garfield Memorial, shall we!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-69.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40905" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-69.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-69.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-69.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-69.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-69.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-69.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Once I was carried though the huge oak doors and into the memorial, I came face to face with this 12-foot-tall marble statue of our 20<sup>th</sup> President.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-70.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40906" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-70.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-70.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-70.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-70.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-70.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-70.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“To my left, inside the lower crypt, was the flag-draped casket of President Garfield. Next to the President is the coffin of Lucretia Garfield – who died on March 13, 1918.</strong> <strong>James Garfield’s casket is the only Presidential casket in full view.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-71.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40907" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-71.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-71.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-71.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-71.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-71.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-71.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Behind me, on the other side of the crypt room, were two urns containing the ashes of the President’s daughter, Mary, and her husband, Joseph Staley-Brown, who was Garfield’s private secretary in the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-72.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40908" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-72.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-72.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-72.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-72.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-72.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-72.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During past visits, I’ve had my head mysteriously removed after posing in the crypt. Another time, my photographer’s phone suddenly began playing a mysterious song while he was setting me inside the caged area.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-73.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40909" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-73.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-73.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-73.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-73.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-73.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-73.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“And in 2015, this woman said she could “feel the spirit’s energy” all around me. However, Garfield never made a visual appearance.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-74.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40910" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-74.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-74.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-74.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-74.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-74.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-74.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“There’s no doubt in my mind – Garfield’s Memorial is haunted, which is why it’s my favorite Presidential gravesite and the reason I keep coming back.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-75.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40911" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-75.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-75.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-75.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-75.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-75.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-75.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“That’s my photographer posing in front of the Garfield Memorial, which is his favorite Presidential gravesite. To date, the two of us have visited Garfield’s final resting place five times, which is more than any other tomb of a President.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-76.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40912" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-76.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-76.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-76.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-76.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-76.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-76.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Our first visit to Garfield’s Tomb was one of the most memorable during my nearly eleven-year career. Less than ten minutes after we left Lake View Cemetery, my photographer discovered my head had mysteriously been removed – while I was standing alone in my protective camera case.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-77.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40913" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-77.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-77.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-77.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-77.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-77.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-77.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I returned two years later, which was when my photographer taunted the President’s spirit in the crypt in an attempt to get Garfield to remove my head again. While nothing happened, Tom did cross paths with two women who said they had photographed an unusual anomaly in the crypt while we were there.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-78.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40914" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-78.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-78.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-78.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-78.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-78.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-78.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“My third visit to Lake View Cemetery featured a moment in the crypt when my photographer’s cell phone suddenly began playing an unusual song as he slid me along the chamber’s floor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-79.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40915" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-79.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-79.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-79.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-79.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-79.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-79.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When we arrived in 2022 for our fourth visit, the two of us noticed the exterior of the memorial had been power washed. While no paranormal activity occurred during that visit, my right arm suddenly fell off at our next stop of the trip.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-80.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40916" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-80.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-80.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-80.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-80.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-80.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-80.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During my fifth and final visit to date, my photographer didn’t experience any paranormal activity. However, he did get into a verbal altercation with the staff member on duty that day. It turned out the guy, also named Tom, was hell-bent on making sure we weren’t attempting to perform any supernatural activities in the crypt. Why would we do that? There’s no paranormal activity in that tomb</strong> <strong>– just don’t tell James Garfield that.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-81.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40917" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-81.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-81.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-81.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-81.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-81.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GARFIELD-81.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I hope you have enjoyed my supernatural tribute to the legacy of President James Garfield. And if you ever visit Garfield’s tomb in Cleveland, Ohio, who are you gonna call? That’s right – Ghostbusters!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/james-a-garfield/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">40836</post-id> </item> <item> <title>RUTHERFORD B. HAYES</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/rutherford-b-hayes/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/rutherford-b-hayes/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:03:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hail to the Chief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lucy Hayes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Presidential Tribute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rutherford B. Hayes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spiegel Grove]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson bobble head]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyesofjefferson.com/?p=40744</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-1-1.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40746" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-1-1.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-1-1.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-1-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-1-1.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-1-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-1-1.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It’s time to pay tribute to a man some called ‘Rud'”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-2.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40747" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-2.jpg?w=1969&ssl=1 1969w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-2.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-2.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-2.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“He was our 19th President, and likely not many people know who he was – some might think he was pictured on a package of Smith Brothers cough drops.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-3.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40748" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-3.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-3.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-3.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Even if you don’t have a tickle in your throat, or have trouble swallowing, I hope you enjoy my tribute to President Rutherford B. Hayes.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-4.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40751" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-4.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-4.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-4.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-4.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Rutherford B. Hayes was born on this site on October 4, 1822 in Delaware, Ohio. The original Hayes birthplace home was razed in 1929.</strong> <strong>Today, a BP gas station sits on the site once occupied by the home where Hayes was born.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-5.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40752" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-5.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-5.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-5.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-5.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-5.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I hope I’m not the only one who thinks the house where Hayes was born looks a lot better than a gas station.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-6.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40753" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-6.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-6.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-6.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-6.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-6.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The future President’s father, Rutherford, died ten weeks before he was born. His mother Sophia never remarried.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-7.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40754" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-7.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-7.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-7.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-7.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-7.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-7.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While I stood on this small monument, I thought to myself, “This gas station should be renamed Rutherford BP Hayes.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-8.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40755" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-8.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-8.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-8.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-8.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-8.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-8.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This site, now occupied by the William Street United Methodist Church, is located only one block from the birthplace site of Rutherford B. Hayes in Delaware, Ohio.</strong> <strong>Hayes lived in a house on this site from the age of one to fourteen.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-9.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40756" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-9.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-9.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-9.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-9.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-9.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-9.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After his father’s death, Rutherford’s uncle Sardis Birchard lived with the family and became a father-figure to the boy.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-10.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40757" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-10.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-10.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-10.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-10.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-10.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-10.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Sarah Hayes sold the property to the trustees of the William Street Methodist church in 1846. The Hayes home was used as a parsonage until 1861.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-11.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40758" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-11.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-11.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-11.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-11.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-11.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LUCY WEBB – “On December 30, 1852, Rutherford married the love of his life, 21-year-old Lucy Webb, at the Cincinnati home of Lucy’s mother. The future President was nine years older than his bride. Following the ceremony, the couple honeymooned at the home of Rutherford’s sister and brother-in-law in Columbus, Ohio.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-12.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40760" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-12.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-12.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-12.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-12.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-12.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>STATE HOUSE OF OHIO – “Located in Columbus, Ohio, the State House was completed in 1861. Seven years later, after he served one term in the United States House of Representatives, Rutherford B. Hayes was elected as Ohio’s 29<sup>th</sup> Governor.</strong> <strong>After serving one term as Governor where he butted heads with Democratic congressmen, Hayes didn’t seek re-election and retired to his home, Spiegel Grove.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-13.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40761" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-13.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-13.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-13.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-13.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-13.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>SPIEGEL GROVE – “The estate of Rutherford B. Hayes, located in Fremont, Ohio, was built around 1860 for his uncle Sardis Birchard. Hayes inherited the estate in 1873 upon Birchard’s death.</strong> <strong>This image of me, captured in front of the Spiegel Grove mansion on July 10, 2013, was the first photo ever taken of me at a Presidential site.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-14.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40762" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-14.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-14.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-14.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-14.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Roughly ten minutes after this photo was taken, I had to hide in the Hayes Presidential Library due to a tornado warning and severe winds.</strong> <strong>What a way to start my first-ever Presidential trip!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-15.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40763" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-15.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-15.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-15.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-15.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-15.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-15.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In 1875, Ohio Republicans talked Hayes out of retirement and nominated him again for Governor – Rutherford accepted.</strong> <strong>After serving roughly 11 months as Ohio’s 32<sup>nd</sup> Governor, Hayes was elected President in November 1876 in a controversial election against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-16.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40765" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-16.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-16.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-16.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-16.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-16.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-16.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE WHITE HOUSE – “After beating Samuel J. Tilden in a highly contested election by one electoral vote, 185-184, Rutherford B. Hayes became the first President to take the Oath of Office in the White House.</strong> <strong>Fearing an insurrection by the Democrats over alleged voter fraud, outgoing President Grant insisted Hayes be inaugurated a day earlier, as Inauguration Day fell on a Sunday in 1877.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-17.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40766" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-17.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-17.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-17.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-17.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-17.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-17.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On Saturday March 3, 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes took the Oath of Office in the Red Room of the White House in a private ceremony.</strong> <strong>The ceremony was kicked up a day when outgoing President Grant feared the public ceremony at the Capitol on Monday March 5<sup>th</sup> would be jeopardized by insurrectionists.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-18.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40767" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-18.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-18.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-18.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-18.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-18.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “On Monday March 5, 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes stood on a platform on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol and publicly recited the Presidential Oath of Office.</strong>“</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-19.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40768" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-19.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-19.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-19.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-19.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-19.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">“<strong>The 1876 election was the most controversial in U.S. history up to that time. After the ceremony, Democrats nicknamed the new President ‘Rutherfraud’.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-20.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40769" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-20.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-20.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-20.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-20.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-20.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-20.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Rutherford B. Hayes placed his left hand on this Bible and took the Oath of Office during both the private and public inauguration ceremonies.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-21.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40770" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-21.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-21.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-21.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-21.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-21.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-21.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Hayes sat in the chair behind me during the public inauguration ceremony held at the Capitol on March 5, 1877.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-22.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40771" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-22.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-22.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-22.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-22.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-22.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-22.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Hayes wore this suit and hat, along with the gloves, during the inauguration ceremony.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-23.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40772" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-23.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-23.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-23.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-23.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-23.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-23.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Hayes purchased this carriage in March 1877 just weeks after his inauguration.</strong> <strong>The Hayes family used the carriage for daily travel and over the years, several former and future Presidents rode in it – including Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, and McKinley.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-24.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40773" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-24.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-24.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-24.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-24.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-24.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-24.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Rutherford B. Hayes served one term in office – he had pledged to not seek re-election. During his single term, Hayes saw the completion of Reconstruction of the South and he helped preserve the voting rights for Black Americans.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-25.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40774" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-25.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-25.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-25.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-25.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-25.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-25.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LUCY HAYES – “During her time as First Lady, Lucy demonstrated her zest for the temperance movement and had her husband ban alcohol from the White House. This eventually led her to be nicknamed by the press as ‘Lemonade Lucy’.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-26.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40776" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-26.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-26.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-26.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-26.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-26.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-26.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Rutherford and Lucy Hayes ordered this mahogany sideboard and a companion table in 1880 for use in the private dining room in the White House. The decorative China plates behind me were used in the White House in late 1880, just months before Hayes left office.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-27.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40777" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-27.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-27.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-27.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-27.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-27.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-27.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After attending the inauguration of President James A. Garfield on March 4, 1881, Lucy and Rutherford returned to Fremont and retired at their beloved home, Spiegel Grove.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-28.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40778" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-28.jpg?w=1960&ssl=1 1960w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-28.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-28.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-28.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-28.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-28.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Since my first visit to Spiegel Grove on July 10, 2013, I’ve visited the impressive mansion three more times – in 2019, 2021, and on July 10, 2023 for my ten-year anniversary.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-29.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40779" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-29.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-29.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-29.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-29.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-29.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-29.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During those four visits, I’ve posed in a countless number of locations around the exterior of the mansion. And each time, I felt the presence of Rutherford and Lucy Hayes there with me.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-30.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40780" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-30.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-30.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-30.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-30.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-30.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-30.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“One moment when I felt the Hayes’ presence was when I stood on the exact spot where Rutherford had posed alongside his wife Lucy on the veranda.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-31.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40781" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-31.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-31.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-31.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-31.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-31.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-31.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Rutherford and Lucy as they relaxed at Spiegel Grove.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-32.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40782" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-32.jpg?w=1960&ssl=1 1960w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-32.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-32.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-32.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-32.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-32.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Another time I felt their presence was when I posed on these steps where the President was photographed with his family.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-33.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40783" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-33.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-33.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-33.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-33.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-33.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-33.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As seen in this image”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-34.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40784" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-34.jpg?w=1968&ssl=1 1968w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-34.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-34.jpg?resize=1024%2C571&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-34.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-34.jpg?resize=1536%2C857&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-34.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Of all the Presidential homes I’ve had the pleasure of visiting, and I’ve been to most of them, Spiegel Grove is one of my favorites.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-35.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40785" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-35.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-35.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-35.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-35.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-35.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-35.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I love hanging around this mansion, but now it’s time to open these doors and go inside. Please allow me to welcome you to the world of Rutherford and Lucy Hayes.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-36.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40787" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-36.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-36.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-36.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-36.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-36.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-36.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the Entry Hallway just inside the front doors where I had been hanging on the door knocker. The room to my left is the Large Parlor, which is where we’ll go next after I check out the unusual chair behind me.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-37.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40788" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-37.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-37.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-37.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-37.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-37.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-37.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Called the “Elkhorn Chair”, this chair was made of elk antlers and was given to Governor Rutherford B. Hayes by the self-proclaimed “Mountain Man” Seth Kinman.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-38.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40789" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-38.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-38.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-38.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-38.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-38.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-38.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Hayes was photographed with Kinman as he sat in the Mountain Man’s chair.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-39.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40790" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-39.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-39.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-39.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-39.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-39.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-39.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is the Large Parlor, or Library Parlor, which Rutherford added during the renovation of 1880 during his final year as President. He wanted a larger room where he could entertain guests.</strong> <strong>On September 1, 1897, Fanny Hayes married Ensign Harry Eaton Smith U.S.N. in the Large Parlor of Spiegel Grove. Although Fanny’s father had passed away four years earlier, the ceremony was attended by President William McKinley.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-40.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40791" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-40.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-40.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-40.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-40.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-40.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-40.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Another reason this room was built larger than any other during the renovation was because Rutherford needed a place to display his life-sized portrait of himself.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-41.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40792" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-41.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-41.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-41.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-41.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-41.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-41.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Rutherford’s library, which was located near the Large Parlor and built at the same time, was his favorite room in the house.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-42.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40793" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-42.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-42.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-42.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-42.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-42.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-42.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While the books in the cases were from the same time period, they were not owned by the President. Hayes’ personal collection of more than ten thousand books were in secure storage in the Presidential Library and are still used for research.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-43.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40794" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-43.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-43.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-43.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-43.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-43.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-43.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Hayes was a huge Abraham Lincoln admirer, and it was evident by the number of Lincoln artifacts that were on display throughout the house and museum.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-44.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40796" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-44.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-44.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-44.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-44.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-44.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-44.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When the President wasn’t reading in his Library, he was likely reading in the bathroom, which is where I’m posing in this photo.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-45.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40797" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-45.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-45.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-45.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-45.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-45.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-45.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Rutherford named this room the ‘Red Parlor’ because he was inaugurated in the Red Room of the White House. The portrait above the fireplace was of Fanny Hayes, the President’s only daughter.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-46.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40798" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-46.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-46.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-46.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-46.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-46.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-46.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Rutherford had the lavish Dining Room added to the home in 1890 for his wife Lucy. Unfortunately, the room wasn’t completed before Lucy’s death in June 1889. Fanny’s wedding reception was held in this room.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-47.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40799" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-47.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-47.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-47.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-47.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-47.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-47.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“From the first floor, I had a chance to look up to the skylight above, which served two purposes in the mansion. The windows were opened in the summer months to allow heat to escape; and Lucy Hayes kept some of her plants near the windows, which also gave her a 360-degree view of the grounds.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-48.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40800" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-48.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-48.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-48.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-48.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-48.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-48.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This second-floor room was Uncle Sardis Birchard’s bedroom when he lived at Speigel Grove. The mansion was originally built for Sardis in 1860 when it featured just 20 rooms and only two stories.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-49.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40801" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-49.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-49.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-49.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-49.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-49.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-49.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Usually, I don’t care too much about the bedrooms of Presidential children, but this room was different. I’m standing in the bedroom of Fanny Hayes, the President’s only daughter and his favorite child.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-50.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40802" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-50.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-50.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-50.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-50.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-50.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-50.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Following the death of Lucy Hayes in 1889, Fanny became her father’s constant companion until his death in 1893. Speaking of their deaths, let’s go back downstairs and visit the final room in the house, the first-floor Master Bedroom.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-51.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40803" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-51.jpg?w=1960&ssl=1 1960w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-51.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-51.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-51.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-51.jpg?resize=1536%2C868&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-51.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m now standing in Rutherford and Lucy’s bedroom. Almost all of the furnishings in the house were used by the former President and First Lady.</strong> <strong>Just to my left was Lucy’s sewing machine. When Rutherford was at winter camp during the Civil War, Lucy brought the sewing machine to the camp to mend the soldier’s uniforms.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-52.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40804" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-52.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-52.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-52.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-52.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-52.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-52.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It was an honor for me to stand on Lucy’s dressing table where I watched the former First Lady as she sat in her favorite chair.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-53.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40805" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-53.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-53.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-53.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-53.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-53.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-53.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lucy Hayes sat in her favorite chair on June 22, 1889 as she looked through the window while her grandchildren played in the yard.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-54.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40806" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-54.jpg?w=1960&ssl=1 1960w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-54.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-54.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-54.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-54.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-54.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As the kids played outside, Lucy was suddenly stricken with a stroke. Moments later, she was placed in her bed next to the chair.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-55.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40807" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-55.jpg?w=1968&ssl=1 1968w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-55.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-55.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-55.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-55.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-55.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lucy Hayes died in this bed on June 25, 1889 at the age of 57.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-56.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40808" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-56.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-56.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-56.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-56.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-56.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-56.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Throughout my entire stay in this bedroom and on this bed, I had no paranormal encounters – and that was disappointing! I didn’t even see the ghost of Lucy’s pet Siamese cat, which she first had named Miss Pussy – then changed it to Siam. That was likely a good choice!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-57.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40810" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-57.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-57.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-57.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-57.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-57.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-57.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As Tom snapped another image of me in the Master Bedroom, I looked up at the portrait of Lucy Hayes – the same portrait Rutherford looked at for the last four years of his life.</strong> <strong>When Lucy passed away, the love of his life was gone. The President wrote: “The soul had left Spiegel Grove.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-58.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40811" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-58.jpg?w=1968&ssl=1 1968w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-58.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-58.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-58.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-58.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-58.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Less than four years after his wife’s death, President Hayes laid on this bed when he said to his son, Webb: “I know that I am going where Lucy is.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-59.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40812" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-59.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-59.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-59.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-59.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-59.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-59.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“At 11:00pm on January 17, 1893, Rutherford B. Hayes died in the arms of his son on this bed after complications suffered from a heart attack. Hayes was 70 years old.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-60.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40813" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-60.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-60.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-60.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-60.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-60.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-60.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Following the President’s death, a brief funeral was held in Spiegel Grove – likely in the Large Parlor. The service was conducted by Reverend J.L. Albritton of the local Methodist Church.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-61.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40814" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-61.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-61.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-61.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-61.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-61.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-61.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>OAKWOOD CEMETERY – “Rutherford B. Hayes was originally buried alongside his wife Lucy in Oakwood Cemetery, which was located a short distance from Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-62.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40815" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-62.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-62.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-62.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-62.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-62.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-62.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Several of the Hayes’ children and family members lie buried in Hayes Circle at Oakwood.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-63.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40816" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-63.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-63.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-63.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-63.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-63.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-63.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On April 3, 1915; the bodies of the President and his wife were moved from this site and re-interred at Spiegel Grove.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-64-1.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40833" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-64-1.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-64-1.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-64-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-64-1.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-64-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-64-1.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This image shows workers as they were in the process of moving the Hayes’ from Oakwood Cemetery on April 3, 1915.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-65.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40818" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-65.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-65.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-65.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-65.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-65.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-65.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On April 3, 1915; Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife Lucy were re-interred on their favorite knoll at Spiegel Grove.</strong> <strong>This was the first Presidential gravesite I visited in 2013, just before a tornado warning cut my stay short.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-66.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40819" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-66.jpg?w=1960&ssl=1 1960w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-66.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-66.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-66.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-66.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-66.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The final resting place of Rutherford and Lucy Hayes is the closest Presidential gravesite to my home in Michigan.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-67.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40820" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-67.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-67.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-67.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-67.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-67.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-67.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Webb Hayes had spear-headed the effort to have his parent’s re-interred at their beloved Spiegel Grove.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-68.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40821" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-68.jpg?w=1962&ssl=1 1962w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-68.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-68.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-68.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-68.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-68.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Following Webb’s death on July 26, 1934, he was laid to rest directly behind the monument that marked his parent’s grave.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-69.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40822" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-69.jpg?w=1959&ssl=1 1959w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-69.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-69.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-69.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-69.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-69.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is the grave of Old Whitey, a war horse that belonged to Hayes in the Civil War. The horse died at Spiegel Grove in 1879.</strong> <strong>The inscription on the worn stone marking the horse’s grave read: “Old Whitey, A Hero of Nineteen Battles 1861 – 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-70.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40823" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-70.jpg?w=1959&ssl=1 1959w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-70.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-70.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-70.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-70.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-70.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“And thanks to grounds worker Steven Stacey, I took a moment to visit the grave of ‘Old Ned’, the Hayes’ workhorse who died in the spring of 1871.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-71.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40824" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-71.jpg?w=1957&ssl=1 1957w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-71.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-71.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-71.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-71.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-71.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During a ten-year period, my photographer and I visited Spiegel Grove and the gravesite of President Hayes four times.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-72.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40826" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-72.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-72.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-72.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-72.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-72.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-72.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I stood on the monument for the first time in 2013, just a few minutes before Tom, Vicki, and I had to take shelter from a tornado.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-73.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40827" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-73.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-73.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-73.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-73.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-73.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-73.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Even though Spiegel Grove is only 142 miles from where I live, it took me nearly six years to make it back. This squirrel must have thought I was nuts to be standing on the monument.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-74.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40828" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-74.jpg?w=1963&ssl=1 1963w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-74.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-74.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-74.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-74.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-74.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The weather was ideal during my third visit in 2021.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-75.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40829" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-75.jpg?w=1965&ssl=1 1965w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-75.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-75.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-75.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-75.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-75.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I celebrated my tenth anniversary with my photographer and Bob Moldenhauer by once again standing on the gravesite of Rutherford and Lucy Hayes. Happy Anniversary to me!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-76.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40830" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-76.jpg?w=1966&ssl=1 1966w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-76.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-76.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-76.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-76.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HAYES-76.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I hope you have enjoyed my tribute to Rutherford B. Hayes. And if you somehow couldn’t choke down the photos, I hope you will try a Smiths Brothers cough drop to make this tribute less painful.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/rutherford-b-hayes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">40744</post-id> </item> <item> <title>ULYSSES S. GRANT</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/ulysses-s-grant/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/ulysses-s-grant/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 23:12:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grants Tomb]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hail to the Chief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Presidential Tribute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson bobble head]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ulysses S. Grant]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyesofjefferson.com/?p=40608</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-1.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40609" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-1.jpg?w=1939&ssl=1 1939w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-1.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-1.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-1.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">“<strong>It’s time once again to pay tribute to another President on ‘Hail to the Chief’.</strong>“</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-2.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40610" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-2.jpg?w=1939&ssl=1 1939w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-2.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“So far, we’ve paid tribute to seventeen Presidents, but let’s not take number eighteen for Grant-ed.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-3.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40611" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-3.jpg?w=1936&ssl=1 1936w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-3.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-3.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-3.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“That’s because this post is dedicated to the life of the cigar-loving hero of the American Civil War, Ulysses Simpson Grant.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-4.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40612" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-4.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-4.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-4.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-4.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GRANT BIRTHPLACE – “Hiram Ulysses Grant was born April 27, 1822 in this two-room cabin located in Point Pleasant, Ohio. The young infant lived in this home for the first year of his life.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-5.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40613" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-5.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-5.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-5.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-5.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-5.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Point Pleasant is located along the Ohio River and is roughly 25 miles southeast of Cincinnati.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-6.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40614" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-6.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-6.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-6.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-6.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-6.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Grant’s father, Jesse, names his son Hiram after his father-in-law. He picked Ulysses as a middle name after drawing ballots out of a hat.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-7.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40615" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-7.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-7.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-7.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-7.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-7.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-7.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Hiram Ulysses Grant was born around 5:00am on April 27, 1822 in this room, which today is furnished with mostly period pieces.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-8.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40616" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-8.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-8.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-8.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-8.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-8.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-8.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I found it exhilarating to stand on the original wooden floor boards in the room where Grant was born.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-9.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40617" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-9.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-9.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-9.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-9.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-9.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-9.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Grant used this trunk at West Point – his father’s initials (JRG) were not as affectionate as his: HUG!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-10.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40618" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-10.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-10.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-10.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-10.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-10.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-10.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the dining area of the two-room cottage.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-11.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40619" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-11.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-11.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-11.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-11.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-11.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Before we followed the Grant’s to Georgetown, Ohio, I posed on the spot where President Warren G. Harding celebrated Grant’s 100th birthday with a speech on April 27, 1922.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-12.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40620" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-12.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-12.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-12.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-12.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-12.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Harding’s speech focused on the virtues of Grant the Civil War general and Grant the man, rather than Grant the President. President Harding used the word “magnanimous,” or a variation thereof, at least seven times.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-13.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40621" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-13.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-13.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-13.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-13.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-13.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GRANT BOYHOOD HOME – “This two-story cottage was built in 1823 in Georgetown, Ohio by Jesse Grant; Hiram lived here from age one until he left for the United States Military Academy at West Point in May 1839.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-14.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40622" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-14.jpg?w=1974&ssl=1 1974w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-14.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-14.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-14.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Jesse Grant began construction on this house in 1823 and finished in 1828. The original 1823 section of the home can be seen on the right, while Jesse completed the larger addition of the home, seen on the left, by 1828.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-15.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40623" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-15.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-15.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-15.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-15.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-15.jpg?resize=1536%2C869&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-15.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Grant learned to talk and walk in the home behind me. Growing up, he disliked his father’s tannery, which was located across the street.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-16.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40624" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-16.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-16.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-16.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-16.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-16.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-16.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Young Hiram walked through the door behind me many times; after all, he lived in this house longer than any other home during his lifetime. Let’s walk through that same door and see the interior of the Grant home.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-17.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40625" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-17.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-17.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-17.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-17.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-17.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-17.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The first room I visited was the Parlor, which was built in 1828. The frame pine door behind me was built by Jesse Grant – he added the stain to make the wood resemble cherry and walnut instead of pine.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-18.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40626" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-18.jpg?w=1974&ssl=1 1974w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-18.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-18.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-18.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-18.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing alongside a document box Ulysses S. Grant used after he was promoted to lieutenant general on March 3, 1864. The ebony necklace in the foreground was made in the late 1890s and belonged to Julia Dent Grant.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-19.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40627" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-19.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-19.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-19.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-19.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-19.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This sofa I’m standing on was upholstered with horsehair, and was in the house when Grant lived here.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-20.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40628" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-20.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-20.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-20.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-20.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-20.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-20.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I was shocked when the tour guide allowed me to stand on the Grant’s sofa, and not just once, but both times I’ve visited the home.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-21.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40629" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-21.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-21.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-21.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-21.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-21.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-21.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Now I’m in Grant’s kitchen, where Hannah cooked the family’s meals in the fireplace I’m standing on.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-22.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40630" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-22.jpg?w=1981&ssl=1 1981w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-22.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-22.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-22.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-22.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-22.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“For a short time, this upstairs room was Hiram Grant’s bedroom. It later became the bedroom of Grant’s sisters, Rachel and Virginia. Hiram didn’t like this room because it had a great view of his father’s tannery across the street and young Grant despised that place.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-23.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40631" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-23.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-23.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-23.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-23.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-23.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-23.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the upstairs Master Bedroom of the home, which was decorated with a lot of period furnishings.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-24.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40632" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-24.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-24.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-24.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-24.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-24.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-24.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As a baby, little Hiram slept in this wooden crib. The rockers on the bottom had been replaced, but the rest of the crib was historically original.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-25.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40633" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-25.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-25.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-25.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-25.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-25.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-25.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The cradle I’m standing in belonged to Hannah Simpson Grant and came from the Simpson family.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-26.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40634" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-26.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-26.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-26.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-26.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-26.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-26.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I couldn’t believe I was allowed to stand in a 200-year-old cradle where young Ulysses S. Grant once slept.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-27.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40635" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-27.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-27.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-27.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-27.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-27.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-27.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“There were a couple of authentic furnishings in the Master Bedroom – including the rocking chair to my far left. Jesse Grant made the chair for his wife, Hannah, and she used it to rock her children to sleep.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-28.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40636" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-28.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-28.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-28.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-28.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-28.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-28.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When we left the Master Bedroom, we took a shortcut through a hidden doorway where we found another bedroom. This room was where the Grant boys. Hiram, Samuel, and Orvil, all slept.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-29.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40637" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-29.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-29.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-29.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-29.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-29.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-29.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Hey, let me in – I’ve gotta “go” real bad!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-30.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40638" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-30.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-30.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-30.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-30.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-30.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-30.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GRANT TANNERY – “Grant’s father built this tannery across the street from their house in Georgetown in 1823, and it served as the family’s livelihood for many years.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-31.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40639" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-31.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-31.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-31.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-31.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-31.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-31.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Young Hiram did not like the tannery – mainly because of his love for horses and the fact that the place smelled terrible. Grant’s disdain for the place helped steer him towards West Point and on to the Presidency.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-32.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40640" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-32.jpg?w=1972&ssl=1 1972w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-32.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-32.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-32.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-32.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-32.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GRANT’S FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE – “Located on East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio, this building was where Hiram Grant first attended school at age five.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-34.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40641" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-34.jpg?w=1983&ssl=1 1983w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-34.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-34.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-34.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-34.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-34.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“From my position in front of the former schoolhouse, it was easy to see Grant’s redbrick boyhood home about 200 yards down Grant Avenue.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-35.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40642" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-35.jpg?w=1974&ssl=1 1974w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-35.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-35.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-35.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-35.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-35.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GRANT SCHOOLHOUSE – “From the age of six to 13, Hiram Grant attended classes at this schoolhouse – located a few blocks from his home in Georgetown, Ohio.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-36.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40643" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-36.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-36.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-36.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-36.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-36.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-36.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The entire classroom was filled with furnishings from the period when Hiram attended school. There was one piece, however, that was reputed to be original and where young Grant sat during class.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-37.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40644" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-37.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-37.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-37.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-37.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-37.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-37.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This wooden bench was believed to be where Hiram Grant sat during class. Not only was I standing in the butt prints of a President, but I wondered to myself how many times young Grant farted on that bench as well.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="454" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-38.jpg?resize=800%2C454&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40645" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-38.jpg?w=1968&ssl=1 1968w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-38.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-38.jpg?resize=1024%2C581&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-38.jpg?resize=768%2C436&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-38.jpg?resize=1536%2C872&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-38.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY – “Located along the Hudson River near West Point, New York, Ulysses S. Grant entered the academy in May 1839.</strong> <strong>At West Point, Cadet Grant excelled at math and horsemanship, setting a high-jump record on horseback.</strong> <strong>However, Grant struggled with his other subjects, such as French, English, military tactics, political science, geology, engineering, and geography.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-39.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40646" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-39.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-39.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-39.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-39.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-39.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-39.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During his time at West Point, Grant also accumulated a laundry list of demerits for missing church on Sunday, tardiness, and sloppy dress.</strong> <strong>Surprisingly, Grant graduated 21<sup>st</sup> of 39 cadets in the Class of 1843.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-40.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40647" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-40.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-40.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-40.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-40.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-40.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-40.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Ulysses S. Grant went on to become one of the most heralded generals in American history, even though he had the lowest IQ of any United States President.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-41.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40648" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-41.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-41.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-41.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-41.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-41.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-41.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>JULIA DENT – “Born and raised in St. Louis, Julia Dent, 22, married 26-year-old Ulysses S. Grant on August 22, 1848 at White Haven Plantation, which was her parent’s home. Since the Dent’s were slaveholders, Grant’s parents refused to attend the wedding, although they did come to accept Julia.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-42.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40649" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-42.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-42.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-42.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-42.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-42.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-42.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Built in 1847, this house was once occupied by Army lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia from April 1849 to May 1850.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-43.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40650" style="width:840px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-43.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-43.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-43.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-43.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-43.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-43.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The house was once located on East Fort Street in Detroit, Michigan; but was moved to the Michigan State Fairgrounds in 1958.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-44.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40651" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-44.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-44.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-44.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-44.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-44.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-44.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The Michigan State Fairgrounds closed in 2010 and the property had since been under lock and key. That made it very difficult for me to visit Grant’s house.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-45.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40652" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-45.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-45.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-45.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-45.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-45.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-45.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When I visited the Grant house on October 24, 2014, it was disturbing to see it in such bad condition. The exterior appeared to be falling apart and the interior was a garbage dump.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-46.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40653" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-46.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-46.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-46.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-46.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-46.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-46.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I heard that over the years, carnival workers lived here during the State Fair.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-47.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40654" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-47.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-47.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-47.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-47.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-47.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-47.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Although the interior of Grant’s house appeared to be ransacked, I thought this chair and sofa were pretty cool.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-48.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40655" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-48.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-48.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-48.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-48.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-48.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-48.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>HARDSCRABBLE – “This four-room, two-story cabin is located in Grantwood Village, Missouri and was built by Ulysses S. Grant beginning in 1854. It’s the only remaining structure that was hand-built by a President prior to assuming office.</strong> <strong>Ulysses and Julia moved into Hardscrabble in September 1856; but moved back to White Haven three months later.</strong> <strong>Unfortunately, this was as close to the home as I could get. It was located on the property owned by Anheuser-Busch.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-49.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40656" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-49.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-49.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-49.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-49.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-49.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-49.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is an image of Hardscrabble before it was moved to its current location.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-50.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40657" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-50.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-50.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-50.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-50.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-50.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-50.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was the original location of Hardscrabble; located about two miles from the Anheuser-Busch site.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-51.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40658" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-51.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-51.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-51.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-51.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-51.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-51.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The Grant’s were given this 80-acres of property as a wedding present from Julia’s father.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-52.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40659" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-52.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-52.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-52.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-52.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-52.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-52.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This dang flying bug would not leave me alone as I stood on the Hardscrabble marker. It didn’t help that the grass here was extremely long.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-53.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40660" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-53.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-53.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-53.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-53.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-53.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-53.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>WHITE HAVEN – “Located in Grantwood Village, Missouri, this was the Dent family home where Ulysses met his future wife Julia. The Grant’s lived here from 1854 to 1859.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-54.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40661" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-54.jpg?w=1981&ssl=1 1981w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-54.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-54.jpg?resize=1024%2C571&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-54.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-54.jpg?resize=1536%2C857&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-54.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While Ulysses and Julia lived here with the Dent’s, a total of 18 slaves worked at the home and property.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-55.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40662" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-55.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-55.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-55.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-55.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-55.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-55.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Having been raised in Ohio, Grant was uncomfortable with owning slaves, which caused conflict between he and the Dent’s.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-56.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40663" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-56.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-56.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-56.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-56.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-56.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-56.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Those conflicts boiled over just before the Civil War; causing the Grant’s to pack up and move to Galena, Illinois.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-57.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40664" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-57.jpg?w=1972&ssl=1 1972w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-57.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-57.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-57.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-57.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-57.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Unfortunately, this house did not contain any authentic furnishings that were used by the Grant’s. That’s why I’m standing in the fireplace.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-58.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40666" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-58.jpg?w=1981&ssl=1 1981w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-58.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-58.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-58.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-58.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-58.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>OLD STATE CAPITOL – “At the outbreak of the Civil War, Captain Ulysses S. Grant arrived at the Capitol with a company of recruits from Galena, Illinois. Within months, Grant was promoted to Brigadier General.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-59.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40667" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-59.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-59.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-59.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-59.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-59.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-59.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It was here, under a stairway in Springfield’s Old Capitol, that Ulysses Grant began his rise in the ranks of the United States Army.</strong> <strong>Working from this very spot, Grant orchestrated his recruiting and training of Illinois volunteers.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-60.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40668" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-60.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-60.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-60.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-60.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-60.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-60.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>SCOTT – GRANT HOUSE – “Ulysses S. Grant stayed at the Georgetown home of Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck for a short time near the end of the Civil War.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-61.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40669" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-61.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-61.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-61.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-61.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-61.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-61.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It is commonly believed, but undocumented, that Grant used this house as a Summer White House while President.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-62.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40670" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-62.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-62.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-62.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-62.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-62.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-62.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GRANT’S HEADQUARTERS – “Located at City Point in Hopewell, Virginia, the two-room cabin served as General Ulysses S. Grant’s headquarters for the last 10 months of the Civil War.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-63.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40671" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-63.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-63.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-63.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-63.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-63.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-63.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During his stay at this cabin, which today is about 10% authentic, Grant lived here with his wife Julia and youngest son Jesse.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-64.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40672" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-64.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-64.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-64.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-64.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-64.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-64.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This colorized image shows General Grant posing at the doorway of his headquarters, which was the same place I stood for a photograph.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-65.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40673" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-65.jpg?w=1972&ssl=1 1972w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-65.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-65.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-65.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-65.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-65.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing on the windowsill of Grant’s historic cabin. Although Lincoln spent nights on the side-wheel steamer River Queen, he met with Grant inside this cabin during the day.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-66.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40674" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-66.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-66.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-66.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-66.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-66.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-66.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During his visits to City Point and then Richmond, President Lincoln met with Grant at this cabin numerous times between March 24<sup>th</sup> and April 8, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-67.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40675" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-67.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-67.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-67.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-67.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-67.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-67.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>McLEAN HOUSE – “Located at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, the two-story house once owned by Wilmer McLean was built in 1848 and played host to Lee’s surrender to Grant on April 9, 1865.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-68.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40676" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-68.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-68.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-68.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-68.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-68.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-68.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Around mid-day on April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee walked up these steps I’m standing on and into this house to surrender to the waiting General Ulysses S. Grant.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-69.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40677" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-69.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-69.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-69.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-69.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-69.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-69.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In this room, General Lee sat at the marble topped table while Grant sat at the small wooden table during the surrender. Everything in this room is a reproduction.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-70.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40678" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-70.jpg?w=1915&ssl=1 1915w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-70.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-70.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-70.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-70.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-70.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This painting depicts the surrender of Confederate General Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant of the United States Army on April 9, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-71.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40679" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-71.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-71.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-71.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-71.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-71.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-71.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing next to the original tabletop where the surrender papers were signed to end the Civil War.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-72.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40680" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-72.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-72.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-72.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-72.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-72.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-72.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The brown pencil in front of me was used by Robert E. Lee when he signed the surrender papers to General Grant.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-73.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40681" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-73.jpg?w=1981&ssl=1 1981w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-73.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-73.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-73.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-73.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-73.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After about 90-minutes inside the McLean House, Robert E. Lee mounted his horse Traveller in the grassy area to my left and silently rode off to his defeated troops.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-74.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40682" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-74.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-74.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-74.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-74.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-74.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-74.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This illustration depicts the moment when General Robert E. Lee rode from the McLean House to meet with his defeated troops after surrendering to General Grant.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-75.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40683" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-75.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-75.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-75.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-75.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-75.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-75.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It’s likely General Grant would have had a similar view as he watched General Lee ride down the roadway towards the courthouse in the distance.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-76.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40684" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-76.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-76.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-76.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-76.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-76.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-76.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GRANT HEADQUARTERS SITE – “Located a short distance from Appomattox Court House, this was the site of Grant’s headquarters during the final days of the Civil War.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-77.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40685" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-77.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-77.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-77.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-77.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-77.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-77.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After finishing his meeting with General Lee at the McLean House, Grant stopped here to send a message to Washington announcing the surrender.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-78.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40686" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-78.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-78.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-78.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-78.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-78.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-78.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This photo of General Grant was taken at his headquarters encampment at Appomattox Court House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-79.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40687" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-79.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-79.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-79.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-79.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-79.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-79.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Amidst a small gathering of tents on this location, General Ulysses S. Grant spent his final night in the field here. The next morning, he left for Washington D.C.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-80.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40688" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-80.jpg?w=1981&ssl=1 1981w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-80.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-80.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-80.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-80.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-80.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GRANT HOUSE – “Located in Burlington, New Jersey, the two-story home was built around 1856 and was used by General Ulysses S. Grant as a safe-haven for his family during the Civil War.</strong> <strong>After turning down an invitation by Abraham Lincoln to attend a play at Ford’s Theater on April 14, 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant was headed to this New Jersey home when the President was shot.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-81.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40689" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-81.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-81.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-81.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-81.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-81.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-81.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On the morning of April 15, 1865, Grant stood on the second-story balcony and announced to the neighborhood that Lincoln had been assassinated.</strong> <strong>Shortly after that announcement, Grant boarded a train and headed back to Washington.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-82.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40690" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-82.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-82.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-82.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-82.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-82.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-82.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>U S GRANT HOME HISTORIC SITE – “Constructed in 1860 in Galena, Illinois; this brick home was given to Ulysses S. Grant by the citizens of Galena as thanks for his war service.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-83.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40691" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-83.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-83.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-83.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-83.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-83.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-83.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Ulysses and Julia moved into this house on August 18, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-84.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40692" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-84.jpg?w=1974&ssl=1 1974w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-84.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-84.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-84.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-84.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-84.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It’s time to walk through the front door and take a step back in time!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-85.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40693" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-85.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-85.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-85.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-85.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-85.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-85.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Grant loved the green armchair so much that he brought it to the White House with him.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-86.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40694" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-86.jpg?w=1924&ssl=1 1924w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-86.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-86.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-86.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-86.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-86.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I was stunned when the tour guide insisted that I stand in Grant’s favorite chair – the one he used in the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-87.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40695" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-87.jpg?w=1972&ssl=1 1972w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-87.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-87.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-87.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-87.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-87.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Ulysses Grant slept here – in the second story Master Bedroom.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-88.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40696" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-88.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-88.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-88.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-88.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-88.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-88.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Grant lived here until his Presidential election in 1868; but only visited occasionally after that. He last visited his Galena home in 1880.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-89.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40697" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-89.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-89.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-89.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-89.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-89.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-89.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>WASHBURNE HOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE – “Known as the Elihu B. Washburne House, this 1 ½-story brick home was built for the Congressman and his wife Adele in Galena, Illinois in 1844.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-90.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40698" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-90.jpg?w=1972&ssl=1 1972w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-90.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-90.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-90.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-90.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-90.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The Washburne House was located a short distance from where Ulysses S. Grant lived. General Grant was friends with Washburne and frequented his home on numerous occasions.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-91.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40699" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-91.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-91.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-91.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-91.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-91.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-91.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“A portrait of Elihu Washburne hung over the fireplace in the Formal Parlor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-92.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40700" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-92.jpg?w=1972&ssl=1 1972w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-92.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-92.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-92.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-92.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-92.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I was very excited when I was taken into the home’s Library. It was in this room, late in the evening of November 3, 1868, where General Ulysses S. Grant first learned he was elected as the 18th President of the United States.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-93.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40701" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-93.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-93.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-93.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-93.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-93.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-93.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In the 1868 Presidential election, Grant defeated Democratic candidate Horatio Seymour in the electoral vote 214 – 80. As I stood near Elihu Washburne’s bookcase, it was as though I could hear Grant’s jubilation after he received the election news.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-94.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40702" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-94.jpg?w=1974&ssl=1 1974w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-94.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-94.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-94.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-94.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-94.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood in the formal dining room, I wondered how many times Ulysses Grant dined with the Washburne’s at that very table.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-95.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40703" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-95.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-95.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-95.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-95.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-95.jpg?resize=1536%2C858&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-95.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “On March 4, 1869, and again four years later in 1873, Ulysses S. Grant stood on a platform on the East Portico of the Capitol and delivered his two inaugural addresses.</strong> <strong>On March 4, 1869, Andrew Johnson did not attend Grant’s Inauguration. He stated he and Grant refused to sit with each other in the same carriage.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-96.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40704" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-96.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-96.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-96.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-96.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-96.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-96.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“That was the last time an outgoing President boycotted his successor’s Inauguration until January 20, 2021.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-97.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40705" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-97.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-97.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-97.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-97.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-97.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-97.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE WHITE HOUSE – “When Grant first walked through the entrance of the White House as President, our nation was still in the midst of uncertainty and unrest from the Civil War – not to mention a few of President Johnson’s shortcomings.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-98.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40706" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-98.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-98.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-98.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-98.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-98.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-98.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This newspaper illustration depicts the moment when President Grant arrived at the White House after his inauguration.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-99.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40707" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-99.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-99.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-99.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-99.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-99.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-99.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Grant purchased this carriage during his first term in the White House and rode it to his second Inauguration in 1873.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-100.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40708" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-100.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-100.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-100.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-100.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-100.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-100.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>JULIA GRANT – “As First Lady, Julia Grant entertained lavishly. But the highlight for her in the White House was when daughter Nellie was married in the East Room on May 21, 1874.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-101.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40709" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-101.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-101.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-101.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-101.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-101.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-101.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When President Grant left the White House on March 4, 1877, he was only 55 years old. Out of a job for the first time in his adult life, he and Julia embarked on a world-wide tour.</strong> <strong>During his trip, he became the first U.S. President to visit Jerusalem and The Holy Land – and perhaps was the first to circumnavigate the entire globe.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-102.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40710" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-102.jpg?w=1972&ssl=1 1972w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-102.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-102.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-102.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-102.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-102.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GRANT COTTAGE STATE HISTORIC SITE – “Located on a slope of Mount McGregor in Wilton, New York, this is the site where Ulysses S. Grant died at 8:08am July 23, 1885 at the age of 63.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-103.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40711" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-103.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-103.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-103.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-103.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-103.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-103.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Suffering from throat cancer, Grant spent the last six weeks of his life at this cottage finishing his memoirs.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-104.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40712" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-104.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-104.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-104.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-104.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-104.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-104.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’ve been to the Grant Cottage three times. In 2017, the cottage was closed for the day. In 2020, I toured the interior with a broken right arm. When I returned in 2023, the cottage was closed for renovations.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-105.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40713" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-105.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-105.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-105.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-105.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-105.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-105.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Perhaps the last photograph ever taken of President Grant was when he was sitting in this spot reading a newspaper just a few days before his death.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-106.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40714" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-106.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-106.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-106.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-106.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-106.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-106.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Grant was photographed as he read a newspaper on the porch of the cottage.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-107.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40715" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-107.jpg?w=1972&ssl=1 1972w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-107.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-107.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-107.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-107.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-107.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood on a replica chair located where Grant once sat, I thought about his final days as he fought the pain of throat cancer.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-108.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40716" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-108.jpg?w=1971&ssl=1 1971w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-108.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-108.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-108.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-108.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-108.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“My arm problem wasn’t painful; it was only embarrassing!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-109.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40717" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-109.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-109.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-109.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-109.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-109.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-109.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Grant struggled against the clock to finish his memoirs before his time ran out.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-110.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40718" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-110.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-110.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-110.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-110.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-110.jpg?resize=1536%2C858&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-110.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-111.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40719" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-111.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-111.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-111.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-111.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-111.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-111.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During his final days on Earth, President Grant gathered his family on the porch where a final family portrait was captured.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-112.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40720" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-112.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-112.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-112.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-112.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-112.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-112.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Mark Twain, the famed publisher and author, offered an unheard-of seventy-five percent in royalties for Grant’s memoirs. The President finished his book just three days before his death and the $450,000 in royalties kept his widow Julia from destitution.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-113.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40721" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-113.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-113.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-113.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-113.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-113.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-113.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing at the spot where Ulysses S. Grant stood on July 20, 1885 and had his last look at the valley below.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-114.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40722" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-114.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-114.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-114.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-114.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-114.jpg?resize=1536%2C858&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-114.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood near the marker, which had been fenced off to keep souvenir hunters from chipping the stone, I wondered what was going through Grant’s mind when he stood here. He died three days after taking his final look at the valley.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-115.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40723" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-115.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-115.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-115.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-115.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-115.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-115.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Grant’s family moved his bed into the living area of the cottage where he would be more comfortable.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-116.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40724" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-116.jpg?w=1969&ssl=1 1969w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-116.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-116.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-116.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-116.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-116.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Ulysses S. Grant died in this bed at the age of 63 at 8:08am on July 23, 1885. The President’s son, Frederick Dent Grant, stopped the clock on the fireplace mantel at that time and touched his father’s forehead for the last time.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-117.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40725" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-117.jpg?w=1972&ssl=1 1972w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-117.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-117.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-117.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-117.jpg?resize=1536%2C868&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-117.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The illustration depicts the final moments in the life of Ulysses S. Grant.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-118.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40726" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-118.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-118.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-118.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-118.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-118.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-118.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Once situated on the porch, this chair was moved to the living area for protection from the weather. It was the chair that Grant was photographed sitting in three days before his death.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-119.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40727" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-119.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-119.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-119.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-119.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-119.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-119.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Although they were a tad creepy, I’m standing alongside actual floral arrangements that were placed in this cottage after Grant’s death.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-120.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40728" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-120.jpg?w=1981&ssl=1 1981w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-120.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-120.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-120.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-120.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-120.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>NEW YORK STATE CAPITOL – “Located in Albany, New York, the Capitol Building was where President Grant’s body laid in state following his death on July 23, 1885.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-121.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40729" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-121.jpg?w=1974&ssl=1 1974w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-121.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-121.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-121.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-121.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-121.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing on the site inside the Capitol where Grant’s casket was positioned from 6:45pm on August 4, 1885 until 10 o’clock the next morning.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-122.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40730" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-122.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-122.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-122.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-122.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-122.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-122.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Over 80,000 mourners filed through the Capitol to pay their final respects to the hero of the Civil War.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-123.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40731" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-123.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-123.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-123.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-123.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-123.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-123.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>NEW YORK CITY HALL – “Built in downtown Manhattan in 1812, City Hall played host to Ulysses S. Grant when he laid in state in the Rotunda following a train ride from Albany.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-124.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40732" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-124.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-124.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-124.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-124.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-124.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-124.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Once inside City Hall, I posed in the Rotunda close to the area where Grant laid in state from 6am on August 7, 1885 to 1am on August 8<sup>th</sup>.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-125.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40733" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-125.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-125.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-125.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-125.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-125.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-125.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This newspaper illustration allowed readers from around the country to see President Grant as he lied in state in the New York City Hall.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-126.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40734" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-126.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-126.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-126.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-126.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-126.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-126.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL MEMORIAL – “Located in Riverside Park in New York City, New York, this is the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia. The General was interred here on April 17, 1897.</strong> <strong>Grant’s remains were placed in a temporary tomb in Riverside Park, where his coffin stayed for 12 years until this National Memorial was built.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-127.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40735" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-127.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-127.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-127.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-127.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-127.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-127.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This eagle statue came from the old New York City Post Office and came to Grant’s Tomb shortly after the post office’s demolition in 1938.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-128.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40736" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-128.jpg?w=1977&ssl=1 1977w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-128.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-128.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-128.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-128.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-128.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in front of the red granite sarcophagi of Ulysses S. Grant. The lighting at this level was poor, which made photography difficult.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-129.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40737" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-129.jpg?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-129.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-129.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-129.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-129.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-129.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb? Technically, no one! Ulysses and Julia Grant are encased in these two sarcophagi and are above ground.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-130.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40738" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-130.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-130.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-130.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-130.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-130.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-130.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“My photographer posed near the exterior of Grant’s Tomb on July 19, 2017, which was just four days shy of the 132nd anniversary of Grant’s death.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-131.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40739" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-131.jpg?w=1978&ssl=1 1978w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-131.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-131.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-131.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-131.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-131.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Tom and I visited Grant’s Tomb in 2017, it marked the 27th Presidential gravesite the two of us had visited together since we began our quest in 2013.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-132.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40740" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-132.jpg?w=1974&ssl=1 1974w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-132.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-132.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-132.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-132.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GRANT-132.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I sincerely hope you have enjoyed this post dedicated to the legacy of Ulysses S. Grant – the true hero of the American Civil War. Please leave a comment and let me know what you thought of this tribute.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/ulysses-s-grant/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">40608</post-id> </item> <item> <title>ANDREW JOHNSON</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/andrew-johnson/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/andrew-johnson/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 05:14:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andrew Johnson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hail to the Chief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Presidential Tribute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson bobble head]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyesofjefferson.com/?p=40522</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-1.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40523" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-1.png?w=1980&ssl=1 1980w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-1.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-1.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-1.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-1.png?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-1.png?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Have you recovered from the Abraham Lincoln post yet? This one won’t be nearly as long, I promise!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-2.png?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40524" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-2.png?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-2.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-2.png?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-2.png?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-2.png?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-2.png?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While our 17th President isn’t considered to be one of our best, I tend to give him a break because he had huge shoes to fill in a most tragic time in our history.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-3.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40525" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-3.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-3.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-3.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It’s my honor to celebrate and pay tribute to the life of Andrew Johnson.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-4.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40526" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-4.jpg?w=2046&ssl=1 2046w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-4.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-4.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-4.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ANDREW JOHNSON BIRTHPLACE – “Located in Mordecai Historic Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, Andrew Johnson was born on December 29, 1808 in this two-room shack</strong>. <strong>This one-story building with a loft originally stood at 123 Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh and had been moved four times over the years; finally ending up at Mordecai Historic Park.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="453" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-5.jpg?resize=800%2C453&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40527" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-5.jpg?w=2035&ssl=1 2035w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-5.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C580&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-5.jpg?resize=768%2C435&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-5.jpg?resize=1536%2C870&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-5.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The house had only two rooms and Johnson later used his humble beginnings as a political asset.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-6.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40528" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-6.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-6.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-6.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-6.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-6.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When I was in Greeneville, Tennessee, I saw a replica of this small house. The only difference was the duplicate featured the chimney on the opposite side of the house.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-7.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40529" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-7.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-7.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-7.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-7.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-7.jpg?resize=1536%2C857&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-7.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“There was no doubt Johnson’s birthplace home looked a lot better now than it did before it was moved from its original location.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-8.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40530" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-8.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-8.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-8.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-8.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-8.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-8.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Do you see what I mean?”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-9.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40531" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-9.jpg?w=2040&ssl=1 2040w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-9.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-9.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-9.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-9.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-9.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ANDREW JOHNSON BIRTHPLACE SITE – Located at 123 Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, Andrew Johnson was born on December 29, 1808 in a small two-room shack on this lot.</strong> <strong>This small monument marks the approximate location of the building where Andrew Johnson was born. It’s believed the house was an outbuilding for Casso’s Inn, which was located here.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-10.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40532" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-10.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-10.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-10.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-10.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-10.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-10.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The original house was moved from this location sometime between 1880 and 1884.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-11.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40533" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-11.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-11.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-11.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-11.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-11.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It wasn’t until 1887 when the site was identified as Andrew Johnson’s birthplace.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-12.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40534" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-12.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-12.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-12.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-12.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-12.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ELIZA McCARDLE – “At age 16, Eliza married 18-year-old Andrew Johnson in Greeneville, Tennessee on May 17, 1827. </strong> <strong>Mordecai Lincoln, the cousin once removed of Abraham Lincoln, presided over the nuptials. When her husband became President in 1865, Eliza was in poor health and stayed secluded in the upper floors of the White House while their daughter served in the role as hostess.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-13.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40535" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-13.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-13.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-13.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-13.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-13.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ANDREW JOHNSON HOME – “After his marriage to Eliza McCardle in 1827, Andrew Johnson moved into this home in Greeneville, Tennessee. He and his family lived here until 1851.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-15.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40536" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-15.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-15.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-15.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-15.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-15.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-15.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Andrew Johnson got married, he knew the letters of the alphabet but could not write. He never attended a day of school in his life.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-16.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40537" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-16.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-16.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-16.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-16.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-16.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-16.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Johnson was a tailor by trade. Soon after moving into this house, he opened his own tailor shop.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-17.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40538" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-17.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-17.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-17.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-17.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-17.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-17.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During my third trip to Greeneville on May 15, 2021, I had the opportunity to visit the Johnson home at night.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-18.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40539" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-18.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-18.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-18.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-18.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-18.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“There was no doubt about it, standing at the window of the Johnson home during the quiet of night seemed eerie to me.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-19.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40540" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-19.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-19.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-19.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-19.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-19.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ANDREW JOHNSON TAILOR SHOP – “Located in Greeneville, Tennessee at the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, this tailor shop was purchased by Johnson in 1834.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-20.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40541" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-20.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-20.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-20.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-20.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-20.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-20.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The tailor shop was moved into this memorial building to protect it from the elements.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-21.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40542" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-21.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-21.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-21.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-21.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-21.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-21.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Because he couldn’t write, and could barely read, Johnson’s wife would read to him while he worked in his tailor shop. This tutoring sparked an interest in learning, which eventually led to his political career.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-22.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40543" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-22.jpg?w=2043&ssl=1 2043w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-22.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-22.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-22.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-22.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-22.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing above a leather strap and large shears owned and used by Andrew Johnson in his tailor shop.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-23.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40544" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-23.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-23.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-23.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-23.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-23.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-23.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It amazed me when I discovered Johnson never attended school, yet he became President of the United States. Maybe there’s hope for Biden yet.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-24.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40545" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-24.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-24.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-24.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-24.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-24.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-24.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “In 1842, Andrew Johnson was elected into Congress as a Representative from Tennessee – a position he held for ten years.</strong> <strong>Johnson believed, as did many Southern Democrats, that the Constitution protected private property, including slaves, and thus prohibited the federal and state governments from abolishing slavery.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-25.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40546" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-25.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-25.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-25.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-25.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-25.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-25.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Andrew Johnson returned to the Capitol when he was elected to the United States Senate. Johnson served from October 8, 1857 until March 4, 1862, during which he was a controversial member of the Senate.</strong> <strong>The Tennessee Senator stated that “all men are created equal” from the Declaration of Independence did not apply to African Americans, since the Constitution of Illinois contained that phrase—and that document barred voting by African Americans.</strong> <strong>At the same time, Johnson was a very wealthy man who owned 14 slaves. Just three years after he left the Senate, Abraham Lincoln invited Andrew Johnson to be his Vice President during his second term.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-26.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40547" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-26.jpg?w=2035&ssl=1 2035w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-26.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-26.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-26.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-26.jpg?resize=1536%2C868&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-26.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ANDREW JOHNSON HOME SITE – “As Military Governor of Tennessee from March 12, 1862 to March 4, 1865, Andrew Johnson lived in a house located a few hundred yards southeast of the State House in Nashville, Tennessee.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-27.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40548" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-27.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-27.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-27.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-27.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-27.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-27.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While he was the Military Governor of Tennessee, Johnson occasionally visited the field. This desk accompanied him on those danger-filled excursions.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-28.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40549" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-28.jpg?w=2040&ssl=1 2040w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-28.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-28.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-28.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-28.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-28.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>KIRKWOOD HOUSE SITE – “About five hours after Abraham Lincoln’s death on April 15, 1865, Andrew Johnson took the oath of office in his room at the Kirkwood House on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-29.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40550" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-29.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-29.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-29.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-29.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-29.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-29.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is a drawing of the Kirkwood House before it was razed in 1875.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-30.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40551" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-30.jpg?w=2040&ssl=1 2040w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-30.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-30.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-30.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-30.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-30.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing next to the Bible that was used to administer the Oath of Office to Andrew Johnson by Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-31.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40552" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-31.jpg?w=2043&ssl=1 2043w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-31.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-31.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-31.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-31.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-31.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After the ceremony on the third floor of Kirkwood House, President Johnson gave an impromptu inaugural address, which began with him begging the cabinet to remain with him and then attacking the Confederate States of America with such venom, that one witness remarked “It would have been better had he been struck dumb.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-32.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40554" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-32.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-32.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-32.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-32.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-32.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-32.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Andrew Johnson had been Vice President for only 42 days before his unexpected rise to the White House. He had huge shoes to fill and it would’ve been a difficult job for most anyone in those circumstances. It took nearly two months after Lincoln’s death before Johnson moved into the White House.</strong> <strong>Andrew Johnson was a Democrat and constantly battled Congress over Reconstruction of the South.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-33.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40555" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-33.jpg?w=2043&ssl=1 2043w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-33.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-33.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-33.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-33.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-33.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MARTHA JOHNSON PATTERSON – “Due to her mother’s illness, eldest daughter Martha served as White House hostess during her father’s Presidency. Martha oversaw a $30,000 renovation of the White House, which had fallen into disrepair during the Civil War.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-34.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40556" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-34.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-34.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-34.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-34.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-34.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-34.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When the President and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton locked horns over Reconstruction, Johnson tried to fire Stanton. That move led to the first, but definitely not the last, Presidential impeachment trial in American history.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-35.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40557" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-35.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-35.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-35.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-35.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-35.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-35.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On display next to me are a few U.S. Senate impeachment tickets that were used during the 1868 Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial. The 54 Senators voted 35-19 “guilty”; which was one vote short of the necessary two-thirds vote to remove Johnson from office.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-36.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40558" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-36.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-36.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-36.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-36.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-36.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-36.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Since it was painful for Johnson to write because of a broken arm that wasn’t set properly, the President used this rubber stamp and ink to apply his signature to letters and documents.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-37.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40559" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-37.jpg?w=2043&ssl=1 2043w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-37.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-37.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-37.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-37.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-37.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ANDREW JOHNSON HOMESTEAD – “In 1851, Andrew Johnson purchased this two-story house in Greeneville, Tennessee. It would be the last home he would own.</strong> <strong>Although Johnson owned this house in 1851, he didn’t reside there much until 1869 – which was after his Presidency.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-38.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40560" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-38.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-38.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-38.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-38.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-38.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-38.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During the Civil War, soldiers occupied the house and left it in disrepair.</strong> <strong>As I stood in the center of South Main Street for this photo, I was nearly hit by a white motorized trike, and I thought I saw the woman on back blow me a kiss as they sped past.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-40.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40561" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-40.jpg?w=2043&ssl=1 2043w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-40.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-40.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-40.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-40.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-40.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was my favorite view of Andrew Johnson’s home. From this spot, I could see the street front, the home’s elaborate back porch, and some of the back yard.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-41.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40562" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-41.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-41.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-41.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-41.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-41.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-41.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m in the backyard of the Johnson homestead and it’s easy to see the two-level porch that highlights the rear of the home.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-42.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40563" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-42.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-42.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-42.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-42.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-42.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-42.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The Johnson family loved to sit on this porch and look out over their farmland and fruit trees.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-43.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40564" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-43.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-43.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-43.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-43.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-43.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-43.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood on the porch with the Johnson’s backyard behind me, I wondered how many times Andrew stood on this very spot and gazed out at his property.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-39.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40565" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-39.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-39.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-39.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-39.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-39.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-39.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When the Civil War was over and Johnson returned to Greeneville in 1869 after his Presidency, he and his wife whipped the home back into shape.</strong> <strong>Let’s open the door, shall we, and enter the world of Andrew and Eliza Johnson.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-50.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40566" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-50.jpg?w=2035&ssl=1 2035w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-50.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-50.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-50.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-50.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-50.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the main entryway of the Johnson Homestead. At that moment, I was very close to several of the President’s personal walking sticks which were just to my immediate left.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-44.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40569" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-44.jpg?w=2040&ssl=1 2040w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-44.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-44.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-44.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-44.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-44.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Because the Andrew Johnson homestead remained in the family, most of the furnishings inside were authentic to the President. In this image, I’m standing in the parlor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-51.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40570" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-51.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-51.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-51.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-51.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-51.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-51.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Andrew and Eliza’s parlor was where they would entertain guests. I imagined the President partied like it was 1869 in that room!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-45.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40571" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-45.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-45.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-45.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-45.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-45.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-45.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Many years later during home renovation, it was discovered that Confederate soldiers had left a note on the wall that said: “Andrew Johnson – the old traitor”. Eliza had the graffiti covered with wallpaper.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-57.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40567" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-57.jpg?w=2040&ssl=1 2040w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-57.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-57.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-57.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-57.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-57.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was Andrew Johnson’s bedroom with his personal top hat sitting on his bed. Eliza’s portrait hung above the headboard.</strong> <strong>I couldn’t believe my photographer talked the NPS Ranger into setting me on the President’s original bed.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-56.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40568" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-56.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-56.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-56.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-56.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-56.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-56.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Even more astounding was the fact the quilt I’m standing on was made in the 1800s and I was within a foot of President Johnson’s personal top hat.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-47.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40572" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-47.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-47.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-47.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-47.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-47.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-47.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The library desk, which is also in Johnson’s bedroom, was used by his grandchildren while in the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-48.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40573" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-48.jpg?w=2046&ssl=1 2046w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-48.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-48.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-48.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-48.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-48.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m in Eliza Johnson’s bedroom where she had spent many of the last days of her life suffering from tuberculosis. Next to her favorite chair is the small bowl that she frequently vomited in.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-53.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40574" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-53.jpg?w=2037&ssl=1 2037w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-53.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-53.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-53.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-53.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-53.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It seemed strange to me that husbands and wives had separate bedrooms during that time period. This was Eliza Johnson’s bed.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-54.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40576" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-54.jpg?w=2046&ssl=1 2046w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-54.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-54.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-54.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-54.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-54.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was the Johnson’s dining area of the home. Did you notice the picture frame with the Masonic symbol on the far wall? That’s because Andrew Johnson was one of the 15 American Presidents who were freemasons.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-58.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40577" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-58.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-58.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-58.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-58.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-58.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-58.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>PATTERSON HOUSE – “Located outside of downtown Greeneville, Tennessee, Andrew Johnson acquired this farmhouse in the 1850’s from a slave owner who mistreated his slaves. Once acquired, Johnson gave this home to his daughter Martha Johnson Patterson.</strong> <strong>On January 15, 1876, Eliza Johnson died in this house at age 65 from tuberculosis. She had outlived her husband by about six months.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-59.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40578" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-59.jpg?w=2043&ssl=1 2043w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-59.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-59.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-59.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-59.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-59.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing on the original gate entrance to the Patterson farm.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-60.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40579" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-60.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-60.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-60.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-60.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-60.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-60.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Andrew Johnson visited his daughter here occasionally during the remainder of his life. Like her mother 25 years earlier, Martha died in this house in 1901.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-61.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40580" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-61.jpg?w=2043&ssl=1 2043w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-61.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-61.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-61.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-61.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-61.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “Former President Andrew Johnson was elected into the United States Senate for the second time in his political career. He took the Oath of Office on March 4, 1875. Andrew Johnson is the only former President to serve in the United States Senate.</strong> <strong>Johnson spoke only once in session when he lambasted President Grant for his policies in Louisiana. The newly elected Senator said: “How far off is military despotism? May God bless this people and God save the Constitution.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-62.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40581" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-62.jpg?w=2047&ssl=1 2047w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-62.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-62.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-62.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-62.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-62.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>OLD STOVER HOUSE – “Built in 1797 in Elizabethton, Tennessee, this small two-story home was once owned by Daniel and Mary Stover. Dr. Dan Schumaier purchased the dilapidated house in 2004, moved it to his property just outside of Elizabethton, and had it restored.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-63.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40582" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-63.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-63.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-63.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-63.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-63.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-63.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During a political trip to Ohio that began on July 28, 1875, Andrew Johnson stopped at his daughter Mary Stover’s house in Elizabethton to spend the night. His other daughter, Martha, was also there.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-64.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40583" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-64.jpg?w=2043&ssl=1 2043w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-64.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-64.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-64.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-64.jpg?resize=1536%2C859&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-64.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On his first day at the house, Johnson suffered a stroke, but refused treatment until the second day. The former President suffered a second stroke on the evening of July 30, 1875.</strong> <strong>The next morning, on July 31, 1875, Andrew Johnson died in a second-story bedroom of his daughter’s house. He was 66 years old.</strong>“</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-66.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40584" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-66.jpg?w=2037&ssl=1 2037w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-66.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-66.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-66.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-66.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-66.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing on the mantel of the first-floor fireplace where I had a great view of a portrait of Mary Stover – Andrew Johnson’s daughter.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-67.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40585" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-67.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-67.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-67.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-67.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-67.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-67.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Now I’m in the upper floor bedroom where President Andrew died. Even though the bed I’m standing on was a reproduction, it was a true honor for me to be in this room.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-68.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40586" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-68.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-68.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-68.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-68.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-68.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-68.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood on the bed, which was situated in the same place as Johnson’s original deathbed, I got to see the last thing the President ever saw in his life. The ceiling!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-69.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40587" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-69.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-69.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-69.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-69.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-69.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-69.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Although the bed was a replica, the floorboards in the bedroom were original. I’m standing on the floor where Andrew Johnson once walked and near the spot where he died.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-70.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40588" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-70.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-70.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-70.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-70.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-70.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-70.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This chest of drawers I’m standing on was owned by Daniel and Mary Stover and was situated in the second-floor bedroom. The portrait above me was of Charles Johnson, the President’s eldest son and Mary’s brother.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-71.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40589" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-71.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-71.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-71.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-71.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-71.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-71.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood on this vanity once owned by the Stover’s, it was though I could see Mary looking in the mirror as she braided her hair.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-72.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40590" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-72.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-72.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-72.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-72.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-72.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-72.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“From my vantage point on the bedroom fireplace mantel, I looked at the bed and thought about President Andrew Johnson.</strong> <strong>At roughly 2am on July 31 1875, the President drew his last breath in this room. He was gone at age 66.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-73.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40591" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-73.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-73.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-73.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-73.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-73.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-73.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>OLD STOVER HOUSE SITE – “Located along the Watauga River, a few miles east of downtown Elizabethton, Tennessee, we found the original site where the Old Stover House stood when Andrew Johnson died on July 31, 1875.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-74.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40592" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-74.jpg?w=2040&ssl=1 2040w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-74.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-74.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-74.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-74.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-74.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is a photo of the Old Stover House in its original location before it was moved the first time.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-75.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40593" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-75.jpg?w=2043&ssl=1 2043w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-75.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-75.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-75.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-75.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-75.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was the view of the Watauga River from the Stover House site. Andrew Johnson likely saw the same river whenever he visited his daughter Mary.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-76.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40594" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-76.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-76.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-76.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-76.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-76.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-76.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ANDREW JOHNSON NATIONAL CEMETERY – “Located in Greeneville, Tennessee, this was once part of 23-acres of property owned by Andrew Johnson. During the Civil War, it became known as ‘Signal Hill’ because it overlooked the town and soldiers would signal from here. Johnson was laid to rest here on August 3, 1875. In 1878, Johnson’s family had the 28-foot-tall marble monument erected over his grave. From that point on, this area was called ‘Monument Hill’.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JOHNSON-GRAVE.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40595" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JOHNSON-GRAVE.jpg?w=1981&ssl=1 1981w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JOHNSON-GRAVE.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JOHNSON-GRAVE.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JOHNSON-GRAVE.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JOHNSON-GRAVE.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JOHNSON-GRAVE.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The former President was buried with his body wrapped in an American flag and a copy of the U.S. Constitution was placed beneath his head; this was done according to his wishes.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-78.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40596" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-78.jpg?w=2040&ssl=1 2040w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-78.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-78.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-78.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-78.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-78.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After sunset on May 14. 2021, the cemetery was open and I got my first look at Andrew Johnson’s gravesite at night. Bob Moldenhauer used the veil of darkness to climb the fence and place me on the monument for the first time.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-79.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40597" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-79.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-79.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-79.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-79.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-79.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-79.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The following morning, I found myself once again standing on Andrew Johnson’s monument, thanks to Bob.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-80.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40598" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-80.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-80.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-80.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-80.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-80.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-80.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It was a wish-come-true for me to stand on Johnson’s tombstone. From that perspective, however, I thought the ornate sculpture behind me was a large bowling trophy.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-81.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40599" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-81.jpg?w=2043&ssl=1 2043w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-81.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-81.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-81.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-81.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-81.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“That’s Tom posing at the Johnson tomb during our visit in 2021.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-82.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-82.jpg?w=2044&ssl=1 2044w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-82.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-82.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-82.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-82.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-82.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“My first visit to Johnson’s tomb came on August 20, 2017. It was the 31st Presidential gravesite my photographer and I had visited together.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-83.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40601" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-83.jpg?w=2043&ssl=1 2043w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-83.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-83.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-83.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-83.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-83.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“A nasty storm blew in just as I finished my second visit to Johnson’s gravesite.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-84.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40602" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-84.jpg?w=2041&ssl=1 2041w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-84.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-84.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-84.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-84.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-84.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“My third visit in 2021 was the most memorable – as it was when Bob Moldenhauer scaled the fence and placed me on the monument.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-85.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40603" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-85.jpg?w=2038&ssl=1 2038w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-85.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-85.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-85.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-85.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ANDREW-85.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“That’s all folks for my tribute to Andrew Johnson. I hope you enjoyed the post.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/andrew-johnson/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">40522</post-id> </item> <item> <title>ABRAHAM LINCOLN</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/abraham-lincoln/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/abraham-lincoln/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 23:53:04 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hail to the Chief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Wilkes Booth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Presidential Tribute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson bobble head]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyesofjefferson.com/?p=40206</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-1.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40207" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-1.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-1.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Are you ready to rumble? Strap yourself into your seat as this post is one you will most definitely like, and one which will take you some time to absorb.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="453" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-2.jpg?resize=800%2C453&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40208" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-2.jpg?w=835&ssl=1 835w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-2.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-2.jpg?resize=768%2C435&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“That’s mainly due to the fact that I’ve been to a plethora of sites associated with our 16th President; one who is arguably the greatest President in American history.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-3.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40209" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-3.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-3.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In the next 290 or so images, you will be treated to my tribute to the life of Abraham Lincoln.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-5.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40210" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-5.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-5.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-5.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK – “Located near Hodgenville, Kentucky, the Memorial Building was dedicated in 1911 by President William Howard Taft at the birthplace site of Abraham Lincoln.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-4.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40211" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-4.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-4.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-4.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is the original spring that emerges from a cave on the property of Lincoln’s Sinking Spring Farm and is near the site where Abe was born just outside of Hodgenville, Kentucky.</strong> <strong>The Lincoln Farm where Abraham was born got its name from this spring behind me.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-6.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40212" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-6.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-6.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-6.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“There were 56 steps leading up to the memorial; representing Lincoln’s age at the time of his death.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-7.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40213" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-7.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-7.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-7.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Theodore Roosevelt laid the building’s cornerstone in 1909.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-8.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40214" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-8.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-8.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-8.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Here’s an image of TR during the cornerstone ceremony in 1909.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-9-1.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40216" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-9-1.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-9-1.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-9-1.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a one-room cabin similar to this symbolic cabin.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-10.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40217" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-10.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-10.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-10.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It was cool to know that Lincoln was born on this property; but disappointing to discover this cabin was not authentic.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-11.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40218" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-11.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-11.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-11.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>KNOB CREEK FARM – “When Lincoln was two, the family moved to their Knob Creek Farm where Abraham lived until the age of seven. This farm was located just a few miles from Lincoln’s birthplace outside of Hodgenville, Kentucky.</strong> <strong>While Lincoln never lived in this cabin, the place was not a replica made with modern materials. Historians believe the cabin may have belonged to the Lincoln’s neighbors and was moved to their Knob Creek Farm site.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-12.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40219" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-12.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-12.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-12.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln once said his earliest recollection in life was their Knob Creek Farm, and that might’ve been because his younger brother, Thomas Jr., was born and died there.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="453" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-13.jpg?resize=800%2C453&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40220" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-13.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-13.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-13.jpg?resize=768%2C435&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Another early memory for Lincoln from this farm was him nearly drowning in nearby Knob Creek and being rescued by the neighbor’s son.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-14.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40221" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-14.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-14.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-14.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LINCOLN BOYHOOD NATIONAL MEMORIAL – “In 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to the Little Pigeon Creek Community near present-day Lincoln City, Indiana. The memorial consists of a visitor center, original home site, replica farm, historical trail, and cemetery.</strong> <strong>I’m standing on the site where Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood cabin originally stood. Abe lived here with his family from 1816 until 1830.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-15.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40222" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-15.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-15.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-15.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln worked hard while living at this farm. He read every book he could get his hands on, but hardly ever attended school due to his daily chores.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-16.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40224" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-16.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-16.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-16.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Located just a short distance from the original cabin site was a living farm that represented the cabin and farm where Abraham Lincoln grew up.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-17.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40225" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-17.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-17.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-17.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I saw this representation of Lincoln’s boyhood farm at Lincoln Museum in Springfield, Illinois.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-18.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40226" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-18.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-18.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-18.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Two years after moving to Indiana with her family, Abraham’s mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, died from milk sickness on October 5, 1818 at the age of 34.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-19.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40227" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-19.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-19.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-19.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Nine-year-old Abraham assisted his father in making Nancy’s coffin by whittling the wooden pegs that held the planks together.</strong> <strong>Although there was a high wrought-iron fence surrounding Pioneer Cemetery, I was able to stand on Nancy’s headstone thanks to Bob Moldenhauer, who scaled the barricade.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-20.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40228" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-20.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-20.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-20.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>VANDALIA STATE HOUSE – “Located in Vandalia, Illinois, this was the fourth State House building – built in 1836. Three years later, the Illinois capital was moved to Springfield.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-21.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40229" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-21.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-21.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-21.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I visited this State House on July 22, 2016, even though my photographer hadn’t planned the stop on our agenda. Tom suddenly saw a sign along the expressway and decided to check it out. I was happy he did!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-22.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40230" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-22.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-22.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-22.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Even though the furnishings inside the historic State House weren’t original, it was still an awesome feeling to be where the great Lincoln once walked.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-23.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40231" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-23.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-23.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-23.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This chair I’m standing on represents where Abraham Lincoln sat when he was a legislator in this room.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-24.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40232" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-24.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-24.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-24.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln was not very popular in Vandalia. Behind those walls behind me, ol’ Abe led the movement to relocate the capital of Illinois to Springfield – which happened in 1839.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-25.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40233" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-25.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-25.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-25.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LOGAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE – “From 1840 to 1848, Abraham Lincoln visited this courthouse twice a year as part of his circuit law practice when the town of Postville, Illinois was the Logan County Seat.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-26.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40234" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-26.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-26.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-26.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In 1929, Henry Ford purchased this courthouse, and had it moved to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan where it resides today.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-27.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40235" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-27.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-27.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-27.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing inside the original Logan County Courthouse that’s decked-out with courthouse furnishings from the 1840’s. The cabinet behind me, in the corner, was built by Thomas Lincoln with the help of his son Abraham.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-28.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40236" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-28.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-28.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-28.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Ford bought the Logan County Courthouse in 1929, he had the ground beneath the building dug up and moved to Greenfield Village. Today the courthouse sits on Lincoln, Illinois soil.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-29.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40238" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-29.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-29.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-29.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MARY TODD – “On November 4, 1842, the young 23-year-old Mary Todd married Abraham Lincoln, 33, in the Springfield, Illinois home of Ninan and Elizabeth Edwards. Elizabeth was Mary’s older sister. Once Lincoln became involved in politics, Mary became paranoid, and irrationally jealous of those around her husband – and it began to threaten her fragile mind.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-30.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40239" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-30.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-30.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-30.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LINCOLN HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE – “Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln purchased this Springfield, Illinois house in 1844. It was the only home Lincoln ever owned and he lived there for 17 years.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-32.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40241" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-32.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-32.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-32.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing at the windowsill of Lincoln’s formal parlor. I was angry at my photographer for not taking me inside.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-33.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40242" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-33.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-33.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-33.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When I posed for this image, it was as though I could see Abraham Lincoln and his sons Willie and Tad as they watched the world go by in front of their home in the summer of 1860.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-34.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40243" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-34.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-34.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-34.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was the scene I had imagined in my resin mind.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-35.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40244" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-35.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-35.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-35.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On July 28, 2019, which was a little over five years after my first visit, I returned to Springfield for another visit to Lincoln’s home.</strong> <strong>On this trip, Tom and I were going inside.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-36.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40245" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-36.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-36.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-36.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It seemed great to be back at Lincoln’s home. As I stood on the fence, it was as though I could feel Abe’s presence behind me.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-37.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40246" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-37.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-37.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-37.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While Willie and Tad played on the fence, Abraham invited me inside his home – and it turned out to be a spiritual experience for me.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-38.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40248" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-38.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-38.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-38.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the formal parlor inside Lincoln’s home. The Lincoln’s second child, Eddie, died on February 1, 1850 and his funeral was held in this room.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="453" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-39.jpg?resize=800%2C453&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40249" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-39.jpg?w=862&ssl=1 862w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-39.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-39.jpg?resize=768%2C435&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It was also in this formal parlor where Lincoln first learned of his nomination for the Presidency in 1860.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-40.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40250" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-40.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-40.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-40.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is the Lincoln family room where Abraham loved to read, and Mary Todd sewed.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-41.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40251" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-41.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-41.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-41.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln’s sons were allowed to play in this room, and they used the stereoscope that’s sitting on the table next to the chess set.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-42.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40252" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-42.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-42.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-42.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing alongside a period bed in Abraham Lincoln’s bedroom. As customary in the mid-1800’s, husbands and wives slept in separate bedrooms.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-43.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40253" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-43.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-43.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-43.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Even with separate bedrooms, Abe and Mary still managed to have four sons.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-44.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40254" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-44.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-44.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-44.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The desk in the corner of Abe’s bedroom was the last desk he used while in this house. At one point, Lincoln spilled ink on it and Mary threw it out. Abe rescued it from the trash and gave it to a neighbor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-45.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40255" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-45.jpg?w=861&ssl=1 861w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-45.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-45.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Just think, Abraham Lincoln was America’s original ‘Picker’!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-46.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40256" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-46.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-46.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-46.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m now standing in Mary Todd’s bedroom. Behind every successful man is a woman, and that was never truer than with the Lincoln’s.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-47.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40257" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-47.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-47.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-47.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is the back of Lincoln’s home. Abraham walked behind the house to do his normal chores of chopping wood and milking their cow. Their outhouse was located back here as well.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-48.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40258" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-48.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-48.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-48.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Speaking of the outhouse, I am standing in an outhouse that resembled the Lincoln’s ‘throne room”. Due to their large family, Abraham installed three toilets.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-50.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40259" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-50.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-50.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-50.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LINCOLN-HERNDON LAW OFFICES – “As a young lawyer in Springfield, Lincoln and partner Stephen T. Logan had their law practice on the building’s third floor in 1843-44.</strong> <strong>Lincoln continued his law practice with new partner William H. Herndon from 1844 to 1852.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-51.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40260" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-51.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-51.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-51.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices were located across the street from the Old State Capitol Building in Springfield.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-52.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40261" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-52.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-52.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-52.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “Abraham Lincoln was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as the only Whig delegate from Illinois. He pledged to serve only one term, which he did from 1847 to 1849.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-53.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40262" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-53.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-53.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-53.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This life-like figure of Congressman Lincoln was on display in the Abraham Lincoln Museum in Springfield.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-54.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40263" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-54.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-54.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-54.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. In 1847, this was the House of Representatives Chamber and where Lincoln served for one term. During his term, Abe butted heads with President Polk over the Mexican American War. After he demanded Polk show Congress where blood had been spilled on American soil, his resolution was ignored in Congress and Lincoln’s political future was in jeopardy.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-55.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40264" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-55.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-55.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-55.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LINCOLN WITH BOY ON BRIDGE – “This 13-foot-tall statue, located in Davenport, Iowa, was erected in Bechtel Park and dedicated on January 7, 2016. In 1856, Lincoln donned his lawyer’s hat and came to Davenport on a fact-finding mission that eventually helped save the Davenport to Rock Island Arsenal Bridge.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-56.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40265" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-56.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-56.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-56.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln listened to a little boy at the bridge, who was reputed to be the son of the engineer who designed the original bridge. Abe said to the kid: “I’m mighty glad I came out here where I can get a little less opinion, and a little more fact.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-57.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40266" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-57.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-57.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-57.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The case was heard in a Chicago circuit court, and ultimately ended in a hung jury. The bridge was allowed to stay, and Lincoln’s role in the case helped solidify him as a skilled trial attorney.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-58.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40267" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-58.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-58.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-58.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>OLD STATE CAPITOL – “Located in Springfield, Illinois, Lincoln delivered his famous ‘House Divided’ speech here on June 16, 1858 during his Senate campaign against Stephen A. Douglas.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-59.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40268" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-59.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-59.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-59.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It was an honor for me to stand in the exact spot where Lincoln delivered his ‘House Divided’ speech.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-60.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40269" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-60.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-60.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-60.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This illustration from 1858 depicts Lincoln delivering his famous speech.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-61.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40270" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-61.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-61.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-61.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing on Lincoln’s desk inside the Old Capitol’s House Chamber, but I seriously doubt this was Abe’s stovepipe hat.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-62.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40271" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-62.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-62.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-62.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the informal 1860 campaign headquarters of Abraham Lincoln. The media came to this room, which was normally the reception room to the Governor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-63.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40272" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-63.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-63.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-63.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This metal pot once held hot water and was in this room during Lincoln’s campaign.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="454" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-64.jpg?resize=800%2C454&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40273" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-64.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-64.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-64.jpg?resize=768%2C436&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The same metal pot, on the far left of the image, was shown in this newspaper illustration from 1860.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-65.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40274" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-65.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-65.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-65.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This table I’m standing on, located in the Library of the Old State Capitol building, was where Lincoln drafted his ‘House Divided’ speech.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-66.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40276" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-66.jpg?w=862&ssl=1 862w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-66.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-66.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD DEPOT – “Located just two blocks from his home in Springfield, Illinois, Lincoln delivered his Farewell Address to his fellow Springfield citizens from this depot on February 11, 1861 before his 12-day journey to Washington to assume the Presidency.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-68.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40278" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-68.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-68.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-68.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood on the tracks near the historic railroad station, it was as though I could hear Lincoln’s words as he spoke to his fellow citizens of Springfield. Lincoln said, in part…”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-67.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40277" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-67.jpg?w=862&ssl=1 862w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-67.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-67.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Here I have lived a quarter of a century and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one is buried. I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-69.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40279" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-69.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-69.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-69.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>WESTFIELD STATION – “Located in Westfield, New York, this train station site was where Abraham Lincoln stopped on February 16, 1861 during his trip from Springfield to Washington for his inauguration.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-70.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40280" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-70.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-70.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-70.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On February 16, 1861, Lincoln made a brief stop here and gave a short speech. Following the speech, he met 11-year-old Grace Bedell on the station’s platform.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-71.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40281" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-71.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-71.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-71.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Grace Bedell had written a letter to Lincoln on October 15, 1860 and suggested he grow “whiskers” because the ladies will like him better. Abe stopped to show the little Westfield girl his new beard.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-72.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40282" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-72.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-72.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-72.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This Westfield, New York home was where Grace Bedell lived and from where she wrote the letter that changed the face of history.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-73.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40283" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-73.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-73.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-73.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Westfield honored the event with ‘Lincoln-Bedell Statue Park’, which was located roughly four blocks from the train station site.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-74.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40284" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-74.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-74.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-74.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>INDEPENDENCE HALL – “On February 22, 1861, President-elect Lincoln stopped in Philadelphia where he gave a short speech and raised the flag over the historic building.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-75.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40285" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-75.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-75.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-75.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing on the plaque that stated: Abraham Lincoln stood here when he raised the flag on Independence Hall February 22, 1861.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-76.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40286" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-76.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-76.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-76.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This newspaper illustration gave Americans a glimpse of their newly elected President in front of Independence Hall.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-77.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40287" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-77.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-77.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-77.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The President-elect didn’t actually stand here. Instead, Lincoln stood on a raised platform over this spot when he raised the flag over Independence Hall.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-78.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40288" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-78.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-78.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-78.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>WILLARD HOTEL – “Known as ‘The Residence of the Presidents’, the Willard Hotel was constructed in 1847 and was located roughly two blocks from the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-79.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40289" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-79.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-79.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-79.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On February 23, 1861, President-elect Lincoln was smuggled into the Willard due to assassination threats. Lincoln resided in the hotel until his inauguration on March 4th.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-80.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40290" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-80.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-80.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-80.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While the Lincoln’s stayed in the expensive Parlor No. 6, which was a corner suite on the Willard’s second floor, I stood on the fireplace mantel in the lobby because I knew Lincoln likely saw that as well.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-81.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40291" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-81.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-81.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-81.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln’s first known visit to the Willard Hotel came on January 27, 1849 while he served in Congress. That evening, Lincoln attended an evening meeting of subscribers to President Zachary Taylor’s inaugural ball.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-82.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40292" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-82.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-82.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-82.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office on March 4, 1861 and became our 16th President. During the ceremony, some people in the large crowd were hostile towards the new President.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-83.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40293" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-83.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-83.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-83.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Throughout the entire inauguration of 1861, from the ceremonial parade from the Willard Hotel to the Capitol and through the end of Lincoln’s inaugural address, dignitaries expected to hear the crack of rifle fire aimed at the new President.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-84.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40294" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-84.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-84.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-84.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE WHITE HOUSE – “Abraham Lincoln’s time in the White House was not without tragedy. The Civil War began just 40 days into his Presidency, then on February 20, 1862, his 11-year-old son Willie died from typhoid fever.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-85.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40295" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-85.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-85.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-85.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the Green Room inside the White House. It was in this room where young Willie Lincoln was embalmed following his death.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-86.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40296" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-86.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-86.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-86.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MARY TODD LINCOLN – “During her time in the White House, Mary refurbished the White House, which led to overspending. She was also known to indulge in wild spending sprees, which didn’t set very well with the President. Following the death of their son Willie, however, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln was so devastated she stayed in bed for three weeks</strong> <strong>– she couldn’t attend Willie’s funeral or look after Tad.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-87.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40297" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-87.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-87.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-87.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This life-like display in Springfield’s Lincoln Museum featured President Lincoln meeting with members of his Cabinet in the White House as they discussed the Civil War.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-88.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40298" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-88.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-88.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-88.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GETTYSBURG LINCOLN RAILROAD STATION – “Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and opened in May of 1858, President Lincoln arrived by train at 6:00pm on November 18, 1863 to help dedicate the new Soldier’s National Cemetery – which he did the following day.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-89.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40299" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-89.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-89.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-89.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Shortly after Lincoln arrived at this train station on November 18, 1863, he was escorted to the home of David Wills where he spent the night.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-90.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40300" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-90.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-90.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-90.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>DAVID WILLS HOUSE – “Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and owned by lawyer David Wills, Abraham Lincoln stayed in an upstairs guest room where he put the finishing touches on his Gettysburg Address before delivering it the next day.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-91.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40301" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-91.jpg?w=869&ssl=1 869w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-91.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-91.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“David Wills, who owned the largest house on the town square, was the principal instigator for the Gettysburg National Cemetery where Lincoln delivered his historic speech.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-92.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40302" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-92.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-92.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-92.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After the ceremony at the cemetery, Lincoln returned to this house for an early dinner. The President stood in a hallway inside this house and greeted visitors before he departed for the train station.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-93.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40303" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-93.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-93.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-93.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I wish I could’ve toured the interior of the Wills House during my visit on July 9, 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced the building to be closed to visitors. Ironically, it was believed that Lincoln suffered from a mild case of smallpox while he stayed here.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-95.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40305" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-95.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-95.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-95.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The room where President Lincoln stayed was behind the two second-story windows above me on the right.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-96.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40306" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-96.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-96.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-96.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GETTYSBURG ADDRESS SITE – “Originally it was believed the site of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was in the current National Cemetery, located on the other side of the fence in the background. However, historians have proven the speaker’s stand was just inside Evergreen Cemetery.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="439" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-97.jpg?resize=800%2C439&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40307" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-97.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-97.jpg?resize=300%2C165&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-97.jpg?resize=768%2C421&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Historians believe the speaker’s stand where Lincoln stood to deliver his Gettysburg Address was positioned here – between the graves of Kitzmiller, Yount (which is the taller stone to my right), and Koch.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-98.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40308" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-98.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-98.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-98.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all bobble heads are created equal.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-99.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40309" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-99.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-99.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-99.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is the only known photograph of President Lincoln during the National Cemetery dedication ceremony. The President is facing the camera and is just left of the prominent figure wearing the hat in the upper center of this image.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-100.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40310" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-100.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-100.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-100.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While I stood on the site of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, I thought about the fact the President’s historic speech lasted around two minutes and was only 271 words in length.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-101.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40311" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-101.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-101.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-101.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing on the Lincoln Address Memorial which was erected in 1912 in the National Cemetery. A lot of people believe this was the location of Lincoln’s famous address, but it wasn’t.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-102.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40312" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-102.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-102.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-102.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When President Lincoln arrived to dedicate the new cemetery on November 19, 1863, his goal was to deliver a “few appropriate remarks”.</strong> <strong>Lincoln’s powerful 271-word address became the most famous speech in American history.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-103.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40314" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-103.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-103.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-103.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>CONFEDERATE WHITE HOUSE – “On April 4, 1865, just two days after the evacuation of Richmond by the Confederacy, Abraham Lincoln arrived at the Confederate White House in Richmond, Virginia and spent three hours in the home of Jefferson Davis – President of the Confederate States of America.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-104.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40315" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-104.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-104.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-104.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln and his son Tad made the mile-long uphill walk from the river to the Confederate White House; escorted by throngs of jubilant people.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-105.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40316" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-105.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-105.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-105.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During his three-hour stay at the Confederate White House, which two days earlier had been turned into Union General Godfrey Weitzel’s headquarters, the exhausted Lincoln caught his breath and discussed the final strategy for ending the war.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-106.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40317" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-106.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-106.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-106.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the library used by President Davis as a reception room. It was in this room where Abraham Lincoln sat in Jefferson Davis’s chair and drank a glass of water on April 4, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-107.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40318" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-107.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-107.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-107.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Lincoln sat in this room, he was solemn and deep in thought; and relieved the end of the Civil War was near. The President refused to visit the upstairs private quarters of Jefferson Davis.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-108.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40319" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-108.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-108.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-108.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>VIRGINIA STATE HOUSE – “After leaving the Confederate White House, Abraham Lincoln arrived by carriage to the State House in Richmond in the afternoon of April 4, 1865 to visit the late seat of the Confederate Congress.</strong> <strong>When Abraham Lincoln went inside the Capitol, it was a scene of total chaos. It was obvious a sudden exodus had occurred – Congressional desks were overturned, bales of Confederate currency were strewn everywhere, and official documents lay discarded on the floor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-109.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40320" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-109.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-109.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-109.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S COTTAGE AT THE SOLDIER’S HOME – “Located about 4.5 miles north of the White House, this home served as Abraham Lincoln’s Summer White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-110.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40321" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-110.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-110.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-110.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“From 1862 to 1864, Lincoln lived at the cottage for 13 months and developed the Emancipation Proclamation within its walls.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-112.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40322" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-112.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-112.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-112.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Lincoln’s last visit to the cottage was the day before his assassination.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-113.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40323" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-113.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-113.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-113.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “Abraham Lincoln recited the Presidential Oath of Office and then delivered his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865 on the East Portico of the United States Capitol.</strong> <strong>During Lincoln’s speech, actor John Wilkes Booth stood on the platform above the Capitol steps and watched the President closely.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-114.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40324" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-114.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-114.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-114.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln stood on a platform close to where I’m standing when he delivered his second inaugural address. Booth watched from the upper fenced platform to the left of me.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-115.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40325" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-115.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-115.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-115.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“With malice toward none, with charity for all…and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-116.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40326" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-116.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-116.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-116.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Lincoln was photographed as he delivered his second inaugural address. On the raised platform behind him, John Wilkes Booth blended in with the crowd where he plotted his next move.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-117.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40327" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-117.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-117.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-117.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing alongside a hand-written copy of Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-118.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40328" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-118.jpg?w=861&ssl=1 861w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-118.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-118.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On the morning of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln wore these slippers in the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-119.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40329" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-119.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-119.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-119.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The ugly slippers looked comfortable, and they would be the last ones Lincoln would ever wear.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-120.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40330" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-120.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-120.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-120.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This spoon was used by Abraham Lincoln in the White House on April 14, 1865 during his last meal before going to Ford’s Theater.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-121.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40331" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-121.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-121.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-121.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>FORD’S THEATRE – “Opened as a theater in August 1863, Abraham Lincoln, along with his wife Mary, attended a performance of <em>Our American Cousin </em>here<em> </em>on the evening of April 14, 1865. Ford’s is located roughly six blocks east of the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-122.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40332" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-122.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-122.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-122.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Lincoln arrived at Ford’s, he was wearing these gloves which were on display directly below me.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-123.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40333" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-123.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-123.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-123.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was the overcoat worn by Abraham Lincoln when he arrived at Ford’s Theater.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-124.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40334" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-124.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-124.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-124.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing next to an authentic playbill that was at Ford’s Theatre on the night of April 14, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-125.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40335" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-125.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-125.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-125.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Abraham and Mary Lincoln arrived at Ford’s, they entered the theater through the door to the right of the sign.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-126.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40336" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-126.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-126.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-126.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The Lincoln’s, along with their guests Major Henry Rathbone and his fiancée Miss Clara Harris, occupied the box to my left.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-127.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40337" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-127.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-127.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-127.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This display, which was photographed at the Lincoln Museum in Springfield, depicts the scene on the night of April 14, 1865 just seconds before the President was shot.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-128.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40338" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-128.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-128.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-128.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“My photographer held me out over the balcony to capture this image near the Presidential box. This was as close to the assassination site I could get.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-129.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40339" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-129.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-129.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-129.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Around 10:15pm, John Wilkes Booth made his way to the Presidential box at Ford’s Theatre. He pointed his single-shot Philadelphia derringer behind Lincoln’s left ear and fired.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-130.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40340" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-130.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-130.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-130.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Abraham Lincoln sat in this rocking chair when he was shot at Ford’s Theatre. Purchased at auction for $2,400 by Henry Ford, the chair now resides on permanent display at Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-131.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40341" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-131.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-131.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-131.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The stain near the top of the chair is not blood; but was instead oil from people’s hair when it was sat on before being preserved.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-132.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40342" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-132.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-132.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-132.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“However, an analysis was performed on the chair and blood was discovered on the silk fabric in two locations – shown in this illustration.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-133.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40343" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-133.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-133.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-133.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It was a solemn moment for me when I saw the bloodstains from our beloved 16<sup>th</sup> President.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-134.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40344" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-134.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-134.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-134.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“There is no doubt, this rocker from Ford’s Theater is the most famous chair in American history.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-135.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40345" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-135.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-135.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-135.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This small, single-shot Philadelphia derringer was used by John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. It’s amazing how something so small could do so much damage.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-136.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40346" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-136.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-136.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-136.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The mortally wounded President was carried through these doors of the theatre and across the street to the William Petersen boarding house.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-138.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40348" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-138.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-138.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-138.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The unconscious President was carried out of the Family Circle door, down the steps, and across the crowd-filled muddy street.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-139.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40349" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-139.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-139.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-139.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was an artist’s depiction of the chaotic scene outside of Ford’s Theater after President Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-140.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40350" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-140.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-140.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-140.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE PETERSEN HOUSE – “Built in 1849 by William A. Petersen, this house was located across the street from Ford’s Theatre. On the night of April 14, 1865, a mortally wounded Abraham Lincoln was carried to a back bedroom of this house where a vigil was held throughout the night.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-141.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40351" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-141.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-141.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-141.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln’s mortally wounded body was carried up the very steps I’m standing on.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-142.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40352" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-142.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-142.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-142.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In March 1865, John Wilkes Booth visited fellow actor Charles Warwick in this house. While there, Booth took a nap in the bed where Lincoln died a month later.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-143.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40353" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-143.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-143.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-143.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In my mind’s eye, I could see the soldiers as they stepped over me with Lincoln cradled in their arms.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-144.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40354" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-144.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-144.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-144.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Soldiers carried the wounded President to this back bedroom where they laid him diagonally in a bed located where this replica bed was now on display.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-145.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40355" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-145.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-145.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-145.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was a drawing of the solemn scene inside the Petersen House after Lincoln was placed diagonally in the bed.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-146.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40356" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-146.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-146.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-146.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Abraham Lincoln died in the area of the bedroom just behind me at 7:22am on April 15, 1865 at the age of 56.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-147.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40357" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-147.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-147.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-147.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m posing near a blood-stained pillow that was under Abraham Lincoln’s head during his final hours of life.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-148.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40358" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-148.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-148.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-148.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM – “After being purchased by the museum in 1920, the original Lincoln deathbed was put in a display called “A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln”.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-149.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40359" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-149.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-149.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-149.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I was speechless when I first laid my painted eyes on Lincoln’s deathbed.</strong> <strong>At the same time, I was disappointed because there were other items on display which partially obscured the historic bed.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-150.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40360" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-150.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-150.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-150.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood in total silence, I envisioned Abraham Lincoln lying diagonally across that very walnut spool bed when he took his final breath at 7:22am on April 15, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-151.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40361" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-151.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-151.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-151.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE WHITE HOUSE – “Following his assassination, Lincoln returned to the White House for the final time where he laid in state in the East Room.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-152.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40362" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-152.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-152.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-152.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>EAST ROOM – “President Lincoln’s funeral service in the White House was held on April 19, 1865. First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln remained secluded in the family living quarters on the second floor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-153.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40363" style="width:840px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-153.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-153.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-153.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This illustration of the funeral in the East Room appeared in newspapers all around the country.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-154.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40364" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-154.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-154.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-154.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “At 3:00pm on April 19, 1865, following a funeral service at the White House, the body of President Lincoln arrived at the Capitol where he laid in state in the Rotunda.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-155.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40365" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-155.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-155.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-155.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Abraham Lincoln laid in state on this spot, located in the center of the Capitol’s Rotunda, from 3pm April 19, 1865 until early in the morning of April 21st.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-156.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40366" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-156.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-156.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-156.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Abraham Lincoln’s casket was placed on this catafalque when the President laid in state in the Capitol. Today, it’s kept in the Capitol’s basement vault where photography was prohibited.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-157.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40367" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-157.jpg?w=862&ssl=1 862w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-157.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-157.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>NEW YORK CITY HALL – “Abraham Lincoln’s body laid in state on April 24-25, 1865<strong> beneath the rotunda of City Hall in New York City</strong>.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-158.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40368" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-158.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-158.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-158.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This historical photograph shows the scene when the casket of Abraham Lincoln was carried into New York City Hall.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-159.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40369" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-159.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-159.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-159.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is the location in New York City Hall where Lincoln’s body laid in state.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-160.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40370" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-160.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-160.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-160.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is the one of only a small handful of known surviving photographs of Abraham Lincoln in death – and it was captured in New York City Hall.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-161.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40372" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-161.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-161.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-161.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the exact location where Lincoln laid in state in 1865. Mourners walked up these stairs and past the casket of our 16<sup>th</sup> President.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-163.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40374" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-163.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-163.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-163.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“A New York photographer captured an image of Lincoln’s body in his casket. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton had all of the plates destroyed; however, one print survived.</strong> <strong>Imagine that, New York City paparazzi were around in 1865!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OHIO-CAPITOL.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40376" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OHIO-CAPITOL.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OHIO-CAPITOL.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OHIO-CAPITOL.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>OHIO STATEHOUSE – “At 7:30am on April 29, 1865, the body of slain President Abraham Lincoln arrived in Columbus by train from Cleveland, Ohio.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-165.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40377" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-165.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-165.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-165.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Abraham Lincoln laid in state in the rotunda of Ohio’s Statehouse from 9am to 6pm on April 29, 1865. The flag on the wall behind me flew over the Statehouse on that day.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-166.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40378" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-166.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-166.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-166.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Over 50,000 Ohioans filed past Lincoln’s catafalque, which was positioned where I am standing in this image.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-167.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40379" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-167.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-167.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-167.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In the protective case below my feet was a lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair that was clipped from the President’s head by Ninian W. Edwards on April 19, 1865 as Lincoln laid in state in the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-168.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40380" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-168.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-168.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-168.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When I posed above the lock of hair, it was as physically close to President Lincoln as I had ever been.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-169.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40382" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-169.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-169.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-169.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LINCOLN FUNERAL TRAIN MONUMENT – “On May 3, 1865 at 9:00am, after a 13-day journey via train, the remains of Abraham Lincoln arrived at this train station site in Springfield, Illinois.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-171.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40384" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-171.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-171.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-171.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is an image of the funeral car that transported the remains of President Abraham Lincoln from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Illinois.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-172.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40385" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-172.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-172.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-172.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>OLD STATE CAPITOL – “The martyred President laid in state at the State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois for 24 hours on May 3rd and 4th 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="453" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-173.jpg?resize=800%2C453&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40386" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-173.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-173.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-173.jpg?resize=768%2C435&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln’s casket was situated in front of Washington’s portrait behind me where the public got their final view of their slain President.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-174.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40387" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-174.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-174.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-174.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This recreation of Lincoln’s casket in the State Capitol Building was on display at the Lincoln Museum in Springfield.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-175.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40388" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-175.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-175.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-175.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln’s body was transported 1.5 miles from this chamber to Oak Ridge Cemetery for burial.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-177.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40390" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-177.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-177.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-177.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>OAK RIDGE CEMETERY – “The casket carrying the body of Abraham Lincoln arrived at the Oak Ridge receiving vault, located in Springfield, Illinois, at 1:00pm on May 4, 1865. His remains, along with son Willie, remained in this vault until December 21, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-178.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40391" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-178.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-178.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-178.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This illustration depicted the events at Oak Ridge Cemetery on May 4, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-179.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40392" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-179.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-179.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-179.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln’s body remained inside this spooky tomb for over six months. Thankfully the gate was locked, and I couldn’t go inside.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-180.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40393" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-180.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-180.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-180.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“From December 21, 1865 to September 19, 1871, the bodies of the President and his sons Willie and Eddie were moved to a temporary above-ground tomb marked by this simple granite stone.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-181.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40394" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-181.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-181.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-181.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LINCOLN TOMB – “Tad Lincoln died on July 15, 1871 and was the first to be interred in the Lincoln Tomb; located in Springfield’s Oak Ridge Cemetery. President Lincoln, Willie and Eddy were interred on September 21, 1871. Mary Todd Lincoln died on July 16, 1882 and joined her husband and sons.</strong> <strong>The obelisk on Lincoln’s Tomb rises 117 feet into the air, while four statues adorn each corner of the obelisk’s base. Those statues represent the infantry, navy, artillery, and cavalry during the Civil War period.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-182.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40395" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-182.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-182.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-182.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum created this bust of Lincoln that was positioned in front of the tomb’s entrance. Unfortunately, I was too short to rub Lincoln’s nose for good luck!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-183.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40396" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-183.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-183.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-183.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I was shocked when Tom placed me on top of Lincoln’s red marble monument inside the tomb. While there, I thought to myself: “Now I belong to the ages!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-184.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40397" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-184.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-184.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-184.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This marble monument weighed seven tons. Lincoln’s actual burial vault was located 30 inches behind and ten feet below the monument.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-185.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40398" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-185.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-185.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-185.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In November 1876, counterfeiters from Chicago opened this iron gate at the rear of the tomb and attempted to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln.</strong> <strong>It seemed as though Abe had a difficult time resting in peace.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-186.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40399" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-186.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-186.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-186.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Less than ten minutes after my photographer posed for this image, he climbed over the rope inside the tomb and placed me on the granite marker.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-187.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40400" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-187.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-187.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-187.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“But for some unknown reason, my photographer’s wife refused to photograph him next to the tombstone. Tom was forced to pose outside of the rope barricade.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-188.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40401" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-188.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-188.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-188.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“My first and only visit to Lincoln’s tomb with my photographer came on July 11, 2014. Lincoln’s tomb was the 10th Presidential gravesite Tom and I had visited together.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-189.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40402" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-189.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-189.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-189.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LINCOLN MEMORIAL – “Dedicated on May 30, 1922 by President Warren G. Harding, the Lincoln Memorial houses a 19-foot statue of Abraham Lincoln created by Daniel Chester French.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-190.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40403" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-190.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-190.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-190.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Urban legend states that sculptor Daniel Chester French created Lincoln’s hands to form sign language letters. Lincoln signs the letter ‘A’ with his left hand, while his right hand forms the letter ‘L’.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-191.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40404" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-191.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-191.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-191.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Another legend is the face of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was carved on the back of Lincoln’s head. The General is looking back towards his former home, Arlington House, located across the Potomac River.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MEMORIAL-2.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40406" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MEMORIAL-2.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MEMORIAL-2.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MEMORIAL-2.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“If this statue of Lincoln could stand up, he would be 28-feet tall.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-195.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40409" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-195.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-195.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-195.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“There’s not a memorial or monument anywhere in Washington that compares to the Lincoln Memorial.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-196.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40410" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-196.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-196.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-196.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was another view of the Lincoln Memorial, taken by my photographer during our night visit on May 21, 2021.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-193.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40407" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-193.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-193.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-193.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“There is nothing more beautiful than seeing the memorials and monuments of Washington D.C. illuminated at night. It’s too bad our nation’s capital has become so dangerous, which is thanks to the left’s leniency on criminals.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-194.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40408" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-194.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-194.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-194.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“My photographer captured this amazing image of Abraham Lincoln’s statue during our night visit. Thankfully we conducted our activities at night without incident.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="453" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-197.jpg?resize=800%2C453&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40411" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-197.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-197.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-197.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL – “Located near Keystone, South Dakota, this symbol of American freedom was created by sculptor Gutzon Borglum and 400 workers from October 4, 1927 to October 31, 1941.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-198.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40412" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-198.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-198.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-198.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The sculpted head of Abraham Lincoln was dedicated on September 17, 1937.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-199.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40413" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-199.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-199.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABE-199.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Lincoln was chosen by Borglum because of his preservation of our nation.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-200.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40415" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-200.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-200.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-200.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In no way am I attempting to pay tribute to John Wilkes Booth; the P.O.S. who shot Abraham Lincoln in cold blood. Unfortunately, the actor-turned-scoundrel became an unfortunate part of Lincoln’s life story.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-201.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40416" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-201.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-201.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-201.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MARY E. SURRATT BOARDING HOUSE – “Built in 1843 on Washington’s H Street, the three-and-one-half-story home was purchased by John Surratt in December 1853. By early 1865, John Wilkes Booth began hatching his kidnapping plot against Abraham Lincoln in that boarding house – which was then owned and operated by Mary Surratt.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-202.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40417" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-202.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-202.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-202.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During the conspirator’s initial meetings inside the Surratt boarding house, the plan was to kidnap President Lincoln. After Booth heard a speech delivered by the President in early April 1865, those plans changed to assassination.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-203.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40418" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-203.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-203.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-203.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>FORD’S THEATER – “On the morning of April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth learned President Lincoln was scheduled to be in attendance at Ford’s Theater later that night. Booth’s assassination plot was put in motion.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-204.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40419" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-204.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-204.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-204.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>STAR SALOON – “Located next to Ford’s Theater, this saloon was where John Wilkes Booth spent the intermission of ‘<em>Our American Cousin</em>’ before he entered the theater to assassinate Lincoln.</strong> <strong>Booth enjoyed a drink in this saloon as President Abraham Lincoln enjoyed the play next door. At 10:10pm, Booth walked out of the door to my left and headed towards Ford’s Theater.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-205.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40420" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-205.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-205.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-205.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Booth entered the theater through the doorway behind me, the actor was about to perform on the American stage for the final time.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-206.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40422" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-206.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-206.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-206.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Booth quietly walked along the Dress Circle towards the door that led to the Presidential box. He was noticed by some people in the audience, but the actor wasn’t out of place at Ford’s.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-207.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40423" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-207.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-207.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-207.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Booth stopped at this door at 10:14pm, he handed Lincoln’s personal assistant Charles Forbes his calling card. The famous stage actor was allowed to enter without any questioning or a search for weapons.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-208.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40424" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-208.jpg?w=869&ssl=1 869w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-208.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-208.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Once inside, Booth opened this door to the Presidential box, which had been left unguarded by Lincoln’s bodyguard John Parker. The assassin then used a wooden block to wedge the door shut.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-209.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40425" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-209.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-209.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-209.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Booth quietly slipped into the Presidential box unobserved and blocked the door behind him. He lurked in the shadows and waited for the humorous line from actor Harry Hawk…”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-210.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40426" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-210.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-210.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-210.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Don’t know the manners of good society, eh? Well, I guess I know enough to turn you inside out, old gal; you sockdologizing old man-trap!”</strong> <strong>BANG!</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-211.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40427" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-211.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-211.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-211.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“John Wilkes Booth pulled the trigger of this .41 caliber single-shot Philadelphia derringer and shot President Lincoln in the back of the head.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-212.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40428" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-212.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-212.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-212.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>BOOTH’S PHILADELPHIA DERRINGER – “The famous actor used this gun, now on display in the Ford’s Theater Museum, to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-213.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40429" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-213.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-213.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-213.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Tom captured this close image of the gun’s barrel, which was held less than three inches from the back of Lincoln’s head.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-214.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40430" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-214.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-214.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-214.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The moment Booth squeezed this trigger; it changed the course of American and World history.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-215.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40431" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-215.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-215.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-215.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Seconds after firing his gun, Booth stabbed Major Rathbone in the arm before he leaped from the box 12 feet to the stage below.</strong> <strong>Booth hobbled to center stage, having fractured his left leg during the jump. The assassin triumphantly raised his bloody dagger into the air and shouted: “Sic Semper Tyrannis”! Then he disappeared behind the stage.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-216.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40432" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-216.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-216.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-216.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After Booth shot Lincoln at 10:15pm, he exited the theater from the doorway to the right of the dumpsters.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-217.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40433" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-217.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-217.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-217.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Joseph “Peanuts” Burroughs, the stage-door keeper, unsuspectingly held Booth’s horse for him just outside this doorway I’m standing near.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-218.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40434" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-218.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-218.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-218.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Booth fled out of the door, he knocked Burroughs down with the butt-end of his knife, mounted his horse, and rode swiftly out of the alley.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-219.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40435" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-219.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-219.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-219.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This image is <em>Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, </em>May 13, 1865, which depicted Booth’s escape.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-220.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40436" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-220.jpg?w=869&ssl=1 869w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-220.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-220.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>BAPTIST ALLEY – “This historic alleyway connected F Street with the back of Ford’s Theater. In 1865, numerous small homes lined the alleyway. As a frequent actor at the theater, John Wilkes Booth also owned a small stable in the alley close to Ford’s.</strong> <strong>Through the darkness of night, Booth rode his horse past the Capitol grounds, over the Navy Yard Bridge, and into Maryland.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-221.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40437" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-221.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-221.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-221.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE SURRATT HOUSE MUSEUM – “The two-story wooden structure was built in 1852 and was located near Clinton, Maryland, which was known then as Surrattsville.</strong> <strong>After meeting up with David Herold, Booth and his accomplice arrived at the Surratt house around midnight. They stayed long enough to grab the guns Mary Surratt had stashed for them.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-222.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40438" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-222.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-222.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-222.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Mary Surratt, who was residing at her boarding house on H Street in Washington, rented a carriage and made the nine-mile trip to her tavern on April 11, 1865.</strong> <strong>During that visit, Surratt told tenant John Lloyd to get the “shooting irons” ready to be picked up.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-223.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40439" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-223.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-223.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-223.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Three days later, on the morning of April 14, 1865, Surratt once again made the trip to her tavern to deliver a package to Lloyd for pickup later that evening.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-224.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40440" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-224.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-224.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-224.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“That package was from Booth and contained binoculars. During that final delivery, Surratt once again instructed Lloyd to get the “shooting irons” ready for pick up.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-225.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40441" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-225.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-225.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-225.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing on a table inside the tavern where customers enjoyed drinks, cards, checkers, and hearty conversations about the evils of the new president, Abraham Lincoln.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-226.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40442" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-226.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-226.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-226.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“John Surratt, Sr. was appointed postmaster of Surrattsville in 1854. A stagecoach out of Washington dropped off mail six days a week. Surratt retained the position of postmaster until his sudden death in 1862.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-227.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40443" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-227.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-227.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-227.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In the parlor, I found a French writing desk to stand on below a portrait of Surratt. It turned out Mary Surratt owned this historic relic.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-228.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40444" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-228.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-228.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-228.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MARY SURRATT – “Owner of a Washington D.C. boarding house and a tavern in Surrattsville, Maryland, Surratt was arrested on April 17, 1865 as a co-conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-229.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40445" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-229.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-229.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-229.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing on a sideboard in the Surratt’s family dining room. The assassin’s Spencer carbine rifles and other supplies were concealed between the ceiling of this room and the floor joists of the bedroom directly above the dining room.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-230.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40446" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-230.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-230.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-230.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I discovered an old bonnet and gentleman’s top hat located in the bedroom of Mary and John Surratt.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-231.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40448" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-231.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-231.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-231.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>DR. SAMUEL A. MUDD HOUSE MUSEUM – “Located near Waldorf, Maryland, the two-story wooden home known as ‘St. Catherine’ was constructed shorty after Dr. Mudd’s marriage to Sarah Dyer in 1859.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-232.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40449" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-232.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-232.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-232.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After Booth and Herold retrieved their weapons from the Surratt Tavern, they travelled roughly 14 miles on horseback to the home behind me, which was where Dr. Samuel Mudd was sound asleep in his bedroom.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-233.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40450" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-233.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-233.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-233.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This farmhouse gained national historic fame during the early hours of April 15, 1865 when John Wilkes Booth and David Herold knocked on the front door behind me.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-235.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40452" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-235.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-235.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-235.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Allegedly unaware of the assassination, Mudd invited Booth and Herold into his home where he examined the actor’s injured leg.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-234.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40451" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-234.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-234.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-234.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Let’s walk through the doorway behind me and visit the interior of the Mudd home.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-236.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40453" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-236.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-236.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-236.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Dr. Mudd led the two fugitives into the parlor of his home. Booth sat on the burgundy sofa against the far wall as the doctor removed his boot and examined the assassin’s left leg.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-237.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40454" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-237.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-237.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-237.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In the early morning hours of April 15, 1865, Dr. Samuel Mudd sliced this boot to remove it from the assassin’s swollen left ankle. Five days later, investigators arrived at Mudd’s home and found the boot.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-238.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40455" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-238.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-238.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-238.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I was shocked when our tour guide allowed me to stand on the same sofa where Booth was examined. Even though it had been reupholstered since that historic night, it was still cool to stand there.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-239.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40456" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-239.jpg?w=869&ssl=1 869w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-239.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-239.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As a matter of fact, I wished Dr. Mudd was still alive as I would’ve asked him to examine my broken legs as well.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-240.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40457" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-240.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-240.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-240.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the same parlor near the fireplace. The small officer’s desk in the corner was constructed by Mudd while he served his sentence in prison.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-241.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40458" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-241.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-241.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-241.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The pianoforte behind me belonged to Sarah Mudd’s parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Dyer. The small game table in the far corner was made by the doctor while incarcerated in prison.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-244.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40461" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-244.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-244.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-244.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Now I’m in Samuel and Sarah’s bedroom. The doctor and his wife were sleeping in this room when Dr. Mudd heard a knock at the front door at 4:00am on April 15, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-245.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40462" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-245.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-245.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-245.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After the doctor had examined Booth’s leg on the sofa, Mudd led the two fugitives up this staircase to the second-floor bedrooms. In severe pain, Booth struggled to get up these stairs.</strong> <strong>As I stood on the banister, I thought about John Wilkes Booth as his hands had touched the same wooden handrail.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-246.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40463" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-246.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-246.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-246.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Once Dr. Mudd examined Booth’s leg in the downstairs parlor, he set his broken left leg in this upstairs bedroom. Because it was difficult for Booth to navigate the staircase, the assassin spent the rest of the night and half the following day resting in this room.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-247.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40464" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-247.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-247.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-247.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While the bed was not original to that historic day, the wooden floorboards were. As I stood there, it was as though I could see Booth as he hobbled to the nearby bed.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-248.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40465" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-248.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-248.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-248.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This walnut and marble-topped dresser belonged to the Mudd’s and was in the house when Booth spent the night.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-249.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40466" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-249.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-249.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-249.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Dang, I look good!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-250.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40467" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-250.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-250.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-250.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“David Herold slept in this upstairs bedroom. The bed I’m standing on was not original to the Mudd House, but instead was used at the farmhouse of Richard Garrett just outside of Port Royal, Virginia.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-251.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40468" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-251.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-251.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-251.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While visiting Dr. Mudd’s upstairs office, I had the chance to stand on the cabinet where he kept his medical supplies.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-252.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40469" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-252.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-252.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-252.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Below my feet was Dr. Mudd’s medical travel kit. The nearby white mortar and pestle was used by the doctor to grind and mix the medicine he used to help treat John Wilkes Booth.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-242.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40459" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-242.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-242.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-242.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While Booth ate his meals in the upstairs bedroom, David Herold ate lunch while seated at the table in front of the original sideboard I’m standing on.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-243.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40460" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-243.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-243.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-243.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When David Herold ate lunch at this table in the Mudd’s dining room on April 15, 1865, it was his last good meal as a free man.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-253.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40470" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-253.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-253.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-253.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After spending about 12 hours in the Mudd House where they rested and were fed, Booth and Herold left St. Catherine and headed down the trail in the distance.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-254.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40471" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-254.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-254.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-254.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Can you imagine seeing the fugitives riding their horses as they head towards Zekiah’s Swamp and on to the home of Samuel Cox?”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-255.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40473" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-255.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-255.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-255.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>DR. SAMUEL A. MUDD – “Arrested on April 21, 1865, one week after Lincoln was shot, Dr. Mudd went to trial as a co-conspirator in the assassination of the President. Found guilty, Mudd escaped execution by one vote and was sentenced to life imprisonment at Fort Jefferson.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-256.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40474" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-256.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-256.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-256.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ST. MARY’S CHURCH – “John Wilkes Booth first met Dr. Samuel Mudd at this church, located in Bryantown, Maryland, on November 13, 1864.</strong> <strong>I’m standing on the tombstone of Dr. Mudd in the yard of St. Mary’s Church. This historic church was roughly six miles from Mudd’s home.” </strong> </figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-257.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40475" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-257.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-257.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-257.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On January 10, 1883, Dr. Samuel Mudd died at the age of 49 from pneumonia. Ironically, Mudd was buried in the yard of the church where he first met the actor who made him infamous.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-258.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40476" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-258.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-258.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-258.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>RICH HILL – “Located just outside of Bel Alton, Maryland, Rich Hill was the two-story farmhouse owned by Col. Samuel Cox – a Confederate sympathizer.</strong> <strong>Booth and Herald were guided through Zekiah’s Swamp by Oswell Swann, whose house the pair had stumbled upon in the dark. After receiving a fee for his services, Swann brought the two fugitives to the doorstep of Rich Hill.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-259.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40477" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-259.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-259.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-259.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Samuel Cox received ownership of Rich Hill from his father in 1849. Sixteen years later, a famous actor came knocking on the front door at 1:00am on Easter Sunday Morning in April 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-260.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40478" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-260.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-260.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-260.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Cox invited Booth and Herold into his home, and he fed them. The dining room at Rich Hill, where the fugitives likely ate, was located in a single-story addition to the right of the door. Unfortunately, that dining area no longer exists.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-261.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40479" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-261.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-261.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-261.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Once they had eaten, Cox instructed his farmhand, Franklin Robey, to guide Booth and Herold to a dense pine thicket on his property.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-262.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40480" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-262.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-262.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-262.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>PINE THICKET – “Located in Bel Alton, Maryland and situated roughly one mile south of Rich Hill, which was still Samuel Cox’s property in 1865, John Wilkes Booth and David Herold stayed concealed in this overgrown and swampy thicket for five days and nights – leaving after dusk on April 20, 1865. Samuel Cox asked his foster-brother Thomas Jones to bring food, whisky, and newspapers to Booth and Herold while they stayed hidden in this thicket.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-263.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40481" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-263.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-263.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-263.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It was during their six-day stay in this thicket where Booth wrote his famous diary passage: “Our country owed all her troubles to him, and God simply made me the instrument of his punishment.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-264.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40482" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-264.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-264.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-264.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This small leather date book was used by John Wilkes Booth as a diary. Booth’s entries in the journal were likely written between April 17 and April 22, 1865. The book was found on the assassin’s body after he was killed.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-265.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40483" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-265.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-265.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-265.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“But during his time in this thicket, he learned from the newspapers that his actions were condemned by the world – stating Booth was a coward and there was a price on his head.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-266.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40484" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-266.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-266.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-266.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>DENT’S MEADOW – “This section of land, near Bel Alton, Maryland, was located about one mile from Thomas Jones’ home ‘Huckleberry’ in 1865. Today, the meadow and shoreline are on the private property of a Jesuit retreat house known as ‘Loyola on the Potomac’.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-267.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40485" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-267.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-267.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-267.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Once the fugitives made it to the shoreline of the Potomac River near Dent’s Meadow, Thomas Jones and David Herold retreated into the thick marsh behind me and dragged Jones’ 12-foot-long fishing boat out from where it was stashed near this unnamed creek.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-268.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40486" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-268.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-268.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-268.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“From this spot, Booth and Herald boarded Thomas Jones’ fishing boat and headed into the darkness towards Virginia. Their goal was to reach Machodoc Creek, which was across the river at the left side of this image.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-269.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40487" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-269.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-269.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-269.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This illustration depicts Herald and Booth in Thomas Jones’ fishing boat as they attempted to cross the Potomac River in the darkness of night.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-270.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40488" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-270.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-270.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-270.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Were some of these small stones and rocks along the Potomac once touched by Booth and Herold? Unlikely after 157 years, but I still wanted to believe they were.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-271.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40489" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-271.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-271.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-271.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After dark on April 20, 1865, John Wilkes Booth and David Herold departed from this area during their first attempt to cross the two-mile-wide Potomac River. Instead of travelling south on the river towards Machodoc Creek, however, they ended up going north.</strong> <strong>The fugitive’s boat ended up going ashore at Nanjemoy Creek in Maryland, which was the stretch of land in the distance. Booth and Herald spent most of April 21, 1865 hiding in a slave cabin owned by Peregrine Davis on his Indiantown Farm, which was near present-day Welcome, Maryland.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-272.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40490" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-272.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-272.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-272.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MACHODOC CREEK – “This inlet from the Potomac River was the intended Virginian destination of John Wilkes Booth and David Herold, which was in close proximity to the cottage owned by Elizabeth Quesenberry.</strong> <strong>Instead of arriving at Machodoc Creek, where I’m standing, Booth and Herold’s boat arrived about two miles north at Gambo Creek.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-273.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40491" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-273.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-273.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-273.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MRS. QUESENBERRY’S COTTAGE – “Located at Machodoc Creek near Dahlgren, Virginia, this was home to 39-year-old widow and Confederate agent Elizabeth Quesenberry and her three young daughters.</strong> <strong>In the early morning hours of April 23, 1865, David Herold left his “brother” with a broken leg in the boat, which was concealed at Gambo Creek, and he walked along the shore of the Potomac for two miles until he arrived at this home where he expected to get some help.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-274.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40492" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-274.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-274.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-274.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Herold arrived and met Elizabeth Quesenberry, the fugitive asked to buy a couple of her horses. Quesenberry refused and sent the co-conspirator on his way.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-275.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40493" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-275.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-275.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-275.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The section of the house nearest the chimney was the entire cottage in 1865. When David Herold left this home and returned to the boat where Booth was hiding, he was extremely mad and felt betrayed.</strong> <strong>After Herold left, Quesenberry asked Confederate mail agent Thomas Harbin to bring food to the fugitives. Harbin then instructed William Bryant, another Confederate agent, to guide Booth and Herold to the home of Dr. Richard Stuart where they would receive aid.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-276.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40494" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-276.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-276.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-276.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>CLEYDAEL – “Located near the small village of Weedonville, Virginia, Cleydael was once the home of Dr. Richard H. Stuart – the wealthiest man in King George County. John Wilkes Booth and David Herold came to Cleydael on April 23, 1865 in search of aid.</strong> <strong>William Bryant led Booth and Herold to Cleydael at the request of Thomas Hardin, but it’s unclear whether or not Bryant was an oblivious farmer or a Confederate agent.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-277.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40495" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-277.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-277.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-277.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Booth and Herold arrived at Cleydael in the late afternoon of April 23, 1865, Dr. Stuart recognized Booth and knew what he had done.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-278.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40496" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-278.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-278.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-278.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Today, Cleydael is a private home; during my first visit on May 19, 2021, my photographer carried me onto the property. While I posed near the home, we didn’t venture any closer than the circle driveway.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-279.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40497" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-279.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-279.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-279.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“But during my second trip to Cleydael on May 15, 2022, we met the owners of the home and they invited us inside.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-280.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40498" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-280.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-280.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-280.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Booth and Herold walked into the room I’m standing in by using the original door in front of me. The fugitives were fed in the dining room, which in 1865, was located in the adjacent room.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-281.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40499" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-281.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-281.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-281.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Booth and Herold arrived at this home, the actor was in obvious pain and in need of medical assistance. Dr. Stuart refused to help.</strong> <strong>After the pair were done eating, Stuart sent them away – telling the two men they could find shelter at the nearby Lucas family cabin. Once again, John Wilkes Booth was shunned in Virginia by a known Confederate sympathizer.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-282.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40500" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-282.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-282.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-282.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>LUCAS CABIN – “Late in the day of April 23, 1865, John Wilkes Booth and David Herold arrived at the cabin of William Lucas, a freed Black man. The fugitives spent the night in the cabin after evicting Lucas and his family from their own home – likely by knifepoint. During their stay, the assassin and his co-conspirator plotted their next move.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-283.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40501" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-283.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-283.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-283.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE BROCKENBROUGH-PEYTON HOUSE – “Built in 1765 and located in Port Royal, Virginia, this large two-story home was owned by Randolph Peyton when John Wilkes Booth and David Herold arrived there on April 24, 1865.</strong> <strong>When Booth and Herold arrived at the Peyton house, three former Confederate soldiers were with them. Booth pretended to be a wounded soldier and said he need a place to rest on his way home.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-284.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40502" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-284.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-284.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-284.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Sarah Jane Peyton, Randolph’s sister, admitted the five men into the home; Booth immediately made himself at home in the parlor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-285.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40503" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-285.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-285.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-285.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“But when Sarah didn’t feel it was proper to be alone in the house with five men, she asked them to leave. She told them they could find refuge at the Garrett Farm about three miles down the road.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-286.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40504" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-286.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-286.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-286.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When John Wilkes Booth walked off this porch and headed to the Garrett Farm, he only had two days left to live.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-287.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40505" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-287.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-287.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-287.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GARRETT FARM SITE – “This area of land, located about three miles south of Port Royal, Virginia, was the site of the farm known as ‘Locust Hill’ owned by Richard Henry Garrett. In the early morning of April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth was shot in the Garrett’s tobacco barn, and he died a few hours later on the front porch of Garrett’s farmhouse.</strong> <strong>This historical marker I’m standing alongside was on the east-side shoulder of the northbound lane of Highway 301. Unfortunately, it’s about 100 yards south of the actual Garrett Farm site – located in the heavily-wooded median of the highway.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-288.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40506" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-288.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-288.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-288.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Booth and Herold arrived at the farmhouse of Richard Garrett around 4pm on April 24, 1865 after they completed the three-mile ride from the Peyton’s home.</strong> <strong>The pair were introduced as cousins named “Boyd” who were Confederate soldiers returning home from the war. “James Boyd” had been wounded in battle and needed a place to stay.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-289.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40508" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-289.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-289.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-289.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Herold and the three soldiers rode off towards Bowling Green where they spent the night. “James Boyd” spent the night in a bedroom with Garrett’s sons.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-290.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40510" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-290.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-290.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-290.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The pipe behind me marked the location of the Locust Hill fireplace. On the morning of April 25, 1865, David Herold returned to this site to reunite with Booth. That’s when Garrett grew suspicious of the pair. </strong> <strong>The original Garrett farmhouse and outbuildings had fallen into disrepair in the 1940s and were demolished. The site of Garrett’s tobacco barn isn’t known, but it’s likely near the area where the southbound lane of Highway 301 was built, which was roughly 100 yards behind me.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-291.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40511" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-291.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-291.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-291.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“At nightfall on April 25, 1865, Booth and Herold were denied rooms in the house and were sent to the Garrett’s tobacco barn. The doors of the barn were locked to keep the men from stealing the Garrett’s horses.</strong> <strong>By 2am, the Garrett farm was crawling with 26 soldiers from the New York 16<sup>th</sup> Cavalry. Herold surrendered, but when Booth refused to give up, the barn was set on fire.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-292.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40513" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-292.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-292.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-292.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As the flames grew more intense, Booth had his Spencer carbine cocked and loaded. He wasn’t about to surrender. Then suddenly, a single shot rang out – Booth dropped his rifle and collapsed onto the floor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-293.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40509" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-293.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-293.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-293.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Several soldiers burst through the barn’s door and into the inferno – they carried the assassin’s limp body outside. When Union soldier Boston Corbett fired his rifle at the assassin, the bullet hit Booth in the back of the head – he was alive, but paralyzed.</strong> <strong>Once the barn was totally engulfed in flames, the soldier’s carried Booth to the farmhouse where they placed him down on the porch. The Garrett farmhouse porch was located just about where I’m standing in this image.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-294.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40512" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-294.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-294.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-294.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>DEATH OF AN ASSASSIN – “On the Garrett farmhouse porch, Booth said, “Tell mother I die for my country”. Just as the sun was rising in the east, the assassin asked the soldiers to lift his arms to his face so he could see his hands. When they did, Booth whispered: “Useless. Useless.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-295.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40514" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-295.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-295.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-295.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“At 7am on April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth was dead at the age of 26. The largest manhunt in American history was over. Booth died where I’m lying in the median of Highway 301 just outside of Port Royal, Virginia.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-296.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40515" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-296.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-296.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-296.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>GREEN MOUNT CEMETERY – “Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this unmarked grave marks the final resting place of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth who was shot and killed on April 26, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="369" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CONSPIRATORS.jpg?resize=800%2C369&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40517" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CONSPIRATORS.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CONSPIRATORS.jpg?resize=300%2C138&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CONSPIRATORS.jpg?resize=768%2C354&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Are you wondering what happened to the four convicted co-conspirators in Lincoln’s assassination</strong>?<strong>“</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-298.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40518" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-298.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-298.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-298.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“They were executed by hanging on July 7, 1865.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-299.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40519" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-299.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-299.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABE-299.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Did you make it to the end of the post without falling asleep? Did you go through every picture in one try, or did you have to stop and take a break? I hope you have enjoyed my tribute to one of the greatest Presidents in American history – Abraham Lincoln. Please leave me a comment.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/abraham-lincoln/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">40206</post-id> </item> <item> <title>JAMES BUCHANAN</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/james-buchanan/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/james-buchanan/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 01:01:45 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hail to the Chief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[James Buchanan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Presidential Tribute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson bobble head]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyesofjefferson.com/?p=40154</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-1.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40155" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-1.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-1.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-1.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While the TV comedy ‘Seinfeld’ was a show about nothing, I’d like to think my blog features posts about something.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-2-1.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40157" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-2-1.jpg?w=849&ssl=1 849w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“With that said, this post is dedicated to our 15th President, who also might be America’s first and only gay President – not that there’s anything wrong with that.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-3.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40158" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-3.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-3.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It’s my pleasure to honor the life and legacy of President James Buchanan, who suffered from esotropia, which was an eye condition that caused him to be partially cross-eyed at times. Buchanan was also near-sighted in one eye, and far-sighted in the other.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-4.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40159" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-4.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-4.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-4.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>BUCHANAN BIRTHPLACE STATE PARK – Located near Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, this park marks the birthplace site of James Buchanan. The future 15<sup>th</sup> President was born on April 23, 1791 in a log cabin known as Stony Batter.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-5.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40160" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-5.jpg?w=870&ssl=1 870w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-5.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-5.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> <strong>“This 31-foot-tall stone pyramid behind me marks the spot where Stony Batter, Buchanan’s birth site, was once located.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-6.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40161" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-6.jpg?w=869&ssl=1 869w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-6.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-6.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Harriet Lane Johnston, who was Buchanan’s niece and served as his White House hostess, led the effort to create the birthplace memorial.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-7.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40162" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-7.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-7.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-7.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Stony Batter was a complex of cabins, barns, stables, storehouses, a general store, and an orchard that James Buchanan, Sr. owned. Pioneers travelling from the East Coast through Cove Gap stopped there to replenish their supplies.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-8.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40163" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-8.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-8.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-8.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“James Buchanan, Jr. lived at Stony Batter until the age of six, which was when his father moved his business to Mercersburg.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-9.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40164" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-9.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-9.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-9.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>STONY BATTER – “This small log cabin was the only building left of the Stony Batter complex once owned by James Buchanan, Sr. The cabin, which may have been the birthplace of James Buchanan, had been moved from the Buchanan property to the campus of Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.”</strong> </figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-10.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40165" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-10.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-10.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-10.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While this cabin was part of Stony Batter, there was no way of knowing for sure if Buchanan was born in that particular building.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-11.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40166" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-11.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-11.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-11.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood on the windowsill of Stony Batter, I had a good feeling that our 15<sup>th</sup> President was born in this cabin.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-12.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40167" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-12.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-12.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-12.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Having already visited Buchanan’s birthplace site, I thought it was a shame this cabin wasn’t situated where the stone pyramid was located in Cove Gap.</strong> <strong>However, authorities were perhaps concerned about vandals desecrating the cabin had it been left at the state park.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-13.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40168" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-13.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-13.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-13.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE JAMES BUCHANAN HOTEL – “Built in 1796 on property purchased by James Buchanan, Sr. in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, this was the boyhood home of the future President as well as his father’s business.</strong> <strong>James Buchanan moved into his father’s new Mercersburg home when he was six years old. By the time James was ten, his father was one of the town’s leading businessmen.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-14-1.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40170" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-14-1.jpg?w=855&ssl=1 855w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-14-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-14-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Buchanan was 16 years old when he left Mercersburg, but during his time in this house, he learned from his father how to keep things accounted for and in their proper place.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-15.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40171" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-15.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-15.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-15.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When the Buchanan’s lived here, the building was two-stories tall. A third story was later added when it was turned into a hotel.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-16.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40172" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-16.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-16.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-16.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Located across the street from James Buchanan’s boyhood home in Mercersburg was the childhood home of Harriet Lane, the President’s niece. She later became his White House hostess.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-17.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40173" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-17.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-17.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-17.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE MERCERSBURG MANSION HOUSE – Built around 1798, Colonel Murphy purchased the building in 1845 and turned it into a prominent hotel that he ran until 1864. On July 3, 1863, a Confederate soldier was killed when shooting began from the hotel’s kitchen.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-18.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40174" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-18.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-18.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-18.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In 1856, James Buchanan gave a speech from the hotel’s balcony. It became the first speech of his Presidential campaign.</strong> <strong>During his speech, Buchanan was heckled by some young boys for his position on slavery. The hecklers were persuaded to taunt him by political foes of Buchanan.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-19.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40175" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-19.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-19.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-19.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “President Buchanan took the Oath of Office on March 4, 1857 on the steps of the East Portico of the United States Capitol.</strong> <strong>During his lengthy inaugural address, Buchanan made it clear he was in favor of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-20.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40176" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-20.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-20.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-20.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During his inauguration, which was the first in American history to be photographed, Buchanan also said he supported the Dred Scott Case, which the Supreme Court decided the Constitution did not give American citizenship to people of African descent, whether they were enslaved or free.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-21.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40177" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-21.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-21.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-21.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE WHITE HOUSE – “During his four years in the White House, Buchanan’s Presidency is considered by many historians to be the worst.</strong> <strong>When the Union was in crisis over slavery, Buchanan was considered inactive. Some believed he favored the Southern states and betrayed national trust.</strong> <strong>It’s believed Buchanan came closer to committing treason than any other President in American history. But then again, that was well before January 6, 2021!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-22.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40178" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-22.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-22.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-22.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>HARRIET LANE – As niece to the bachelor President Buchanan, Harriet quickly became a very popular White House hostess. Women copied her hair and clothing styles, and even named their newborn daughters after her. While in the White House, Lane promoted the cause of improving living conditions for Native Americans. To date, Harriet Lane is one of 11 women to serve as First Lady who were not married to the President.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-23.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40179" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-23.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-23.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-23.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>BEDFORD SPRINGS HOTEL – “Located in Bedford, Pennsylvania and built in 1806, the hotel became President Buchanan’s ‘Summer White House’ from 1857 to 1861.</strong> <strong>Presidents William Henry Harrison, James K. Polk, and Zachary Taylor also used the Bedford Springs Hotel for a getaway and meeting place.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-24.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40180" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-24.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-24.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-24.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The area became famous for its natural freshwater springs, which were reputed by Native Americans to have ‘healing powers.'”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-25.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40181" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-25.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-25.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-25.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The first transatlantic cable sent from England to the United States was received by President Buchanan at this hotel on August 12, 1858.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-26.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40182" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-26.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-26.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-26.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood in the lobby of the Bedford Springs Hotel, I had wondered if Buchanan or the other Presidents had walked through here as well.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-27.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40183" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-27.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-27.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-27.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This Sheraton desk I’m standing on was used by President James Buchanan during his many visits to the Bedford Springs Hotel.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-28.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40184" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-28.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-28.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-28.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“James Buchanan first came to this hotel as a young attorney in 1816 and spent most of his summers here until he became President in 1857.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-29.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40185" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-29.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-29.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-29.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This section of the hotel was the oldest and was here when Presidents Buchanan stayed at the Bedford Springs.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-30.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40186" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-30.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-30.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-30.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>WHEATLAND – “Located in Lancaster Township, Pennsylvania, this home was built in 1828 by William Jenkins. Its original name was ‘The Wheatlands’, because Jenkins built it on 22 acres of wheat fields. This amazing estate was home to James Buchanan from 1848 until his death in 1868.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-31.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40187" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-31.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-31.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-31.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“James Buchanan bought this house in December 1848 while he was Secretary of State under James K. Polk.</strong> <strong>In the 20 years Buchanan owned Wheatland, the only time he wasn’t living here was when he was Ambassador to Great Britain under Franklin Pierce; and when he lived in the White House as President.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-32.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40188" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-32.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-32.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-32.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Buchanan never married, making him the only bachelor President in history. For a 13-year period beginning in 1840, Buchanan was linked with William Rufus King, who went on to be elected as Franklin Pierce’s Vice President. The couple lived together in Washington, and they attended social functions together. Andrew Jackson, who was a crass asshole, mocked the pair; tagging King and Buchanan with the nicknames “Aunt Fancy” and “Miss Nancy.”</strong> </figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-33.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40189" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-33.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-33.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-33.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’ve always been a fan of knockers, and I never pass up an opportunity to hang from them. Now it’s time to walk through this doorway behind me and enter the world of President James Buchanan.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-34.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40190" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-34.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-34.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-34.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This is Wheatland’s parlor where Buchanan entertained guests. Can you see me and my photographer in the mirror located on the far wall?”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-35.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40191" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-35.jpg?w=863&ssl=1 863w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-35.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-35.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing on Buchanan’s dining room table that was outfitted with White House China used during his administration.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-36.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40192" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-36.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-36.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-36.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When the tour guide left me alone for a few minutes, I found myself standing on Buchanan’s Presidential desk he used while in the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-37.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40193" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-37.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-37.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-37.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When it became harder for Buchanan to go up and down stairs, especially when he had to go out to the privy, he had a portable toilet and washtub put in his bedroom.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-38.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40194" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-38.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-38.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-38.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“James Buchanan caught a cold and died of respiratory failure on June 1, 1868 at the age of 77. He died in this bedroom at Wheatland.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-39.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40195" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-39.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-39.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-39.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Unfortunately, this was not the bed Buchanan died in. However, this bed was used in this room after the President’s death and was identical to his deathbed.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-40.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40197" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-40.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-40.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-40.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>WOODWARD HILL CEMETERY – Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this cemetery is where 15<sup>th</sup> President James Buchanan was buried</strong> <strong>after a simple funeral service was conducted at Wheatland on June 4, 1868.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-41.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40198" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-41.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-41.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-41.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When William Rufus King died on April 18, 1853, Buchanan was all alone as the master of his domain for the last 15 years of his life.</strong> <strong>With only letters and speculation to go by, there is little doubt I’m standing on the final resting place of America’s only gay President – not that there’s anything wrong with that.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-42.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40199" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-42.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-42.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-42.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“James Buchanan’s monument is not the original one that was created per his specifications in 1868. It was replaced in 1960, and the replacement closely resembles the original.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-AND-TOM.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40201" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-AND-TOM.jpg?w=855&ssl=1 855w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-AND-TOM.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-AND-TOM.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“My photographer’s wife snapped this image of Tom during their visit in 2017.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-44.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40202" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-44.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-44.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-44.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When my photographer and I visited Lancaster on July 22, 2017, Buchanan’s grave was the 30th Presidential gravesite we had visited together.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-45.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40203" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-45.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-45.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-45.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The two of us returned during the height of the Covid pandemic, which was the reason I chose to wear a facemask.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-46.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40204" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-46.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-46.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JAMES-46.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It looks like these four are having a gay old time – not that there’s anything wrong with that.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/james-buchanan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">40154</post-id> </item> <item> <title>FRANKLIN PIERCE</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/franklin-pierce/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/franklin-pierce/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:11:51 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Franklin Pierce]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hail to the Chief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Presidential Tribute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson bobble head]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyesofjefferson.com/?p=40095</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="442" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-1.jpg?resize=800%2C442&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40096" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-1.jpg?w=897&ssl=1 897w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-1.jpg?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-1.jpg?resize=768%2C425&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It’s good to see you’ve returned for another ‘Hail to the Chief’ post.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="443" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-2.jpg?resize=800%2C443&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40097" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-2.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-2.jpg?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-2.jpg?resize=768%2C425&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This post features the life and times of our 14th President – who was not only one of America’s most-handsome Presidents…”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="443" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-3.jpg?resize=800%2C443&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40098" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-3.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-3.jpg?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-3.jpg?resize=768%2C426&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“…Franklin Pierce was also America’s saddest Presidents.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="443" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-4.jpg?resize=800%2C443&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40099" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-4.jpg?w=896&ssl=1 896w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-4.jpg?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-4.jpg?resize=768%2C425&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>FRANKLIN PIERCE BIRTHSITE – “Franklin Pierce was born in a log cabin on November 23, 1804 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire along the shore of the Contoocook River.</strong> <strong>In 1926, the river was dammed to create a reservoir, which covered the birthplace cabin forever under Franklin Pierce Lake.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-5.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40100" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-5.jpg?w=869&ssl=1 869w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-5.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-5.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>FRANKLIN PIERCE HOMESTEAD – Built in 1804 by Benjamin Pierce, this two-story home was constructed on the Pierce property roughly one-half mile from where the future President was born in Hillsboro, New Hampshire.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-6.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40101" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-6.jpg?w=869&ssl=1 869w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-6.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-6.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Franklin grew up in this spacious house where he was a robust and devilish youngster, quick to either fight someone or pull a prank on them.</strong> <strong>I bet he didn’t stand on this fence post!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-7.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40102" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-7.jpg?w=869&ssl=1 869w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-7.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-7.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood at the entrance to the home’s western front door, I envisioned young Franklin running past me as he played a prank on one of his friends in the front yard.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-8.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40103" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-8.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-8.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-8.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“For thirty years following his birth, Franklin lived in this house; with the exception of the seven years he was away from Hillsboro, either at college or studying law.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-9.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40104" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-9.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-9.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-9.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After Pierce married Jane Appleton on November 19, 1834, the newlyweds moved out of the house and moved to Concord, New Hampshire. The sudden move out of his father’s home was accelerated by Jane’s dislike for Hillsboro.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-10.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40105" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-10.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-10.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-10.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE HOUSE – Located in Concord, New Hampshire, and built between 1816 and 1819, it’s the oldest state house in continuous use in the United States.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-11.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40106" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-11.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-11.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-11.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“After campaigning hard in the Hillsboro district for Andrew Jackson during the 1828 election, Democrat Franklin Pierce was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives the same year. He was sworn into office on January 7, 1829 while his father, Benjamin, was Governor of New Hampshire.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-12.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40107" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-12.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-12.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-12.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Two years after being elected to represent Hillsboro district, the Jacksonian Democrat was elected as Speaker of the House where he banged the gavel from 1831 until he left office on January 2, 1833.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-13.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40108" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-13.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-13.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-13.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>JANE APPLETON – On November 19, 1834, 28-year-old Jane Appleton married Franklin Pierce, 29, at the home of Jane’s maternal grandparents in Amherst, New Hampshire. After the small wedding, which was conducted by her brother-in-law Reverend Silas Aiken, the couple honeymooned six days at a boarding house near Washington D.C.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-14.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40109" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-14.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-14.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-14.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “The hard-working Franklin Pierce left New Hampshire behind after he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Pierce was sworn-in to office on March 4, 1833.</strong> <strong>Pierce was only 32 years old, and his political ambitions didn’t stop in the House. In 1836, Franklin was elected to the United States Senate where he served from March 4, 1837 until February 28, 1842.”</strong> </figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-15.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40110" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-15.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-15.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-15.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>PIERCE MANSE – Located in Concord, New Hampshire, Franklin and Jane Pierce owned this home from 1842 to 1848 – just four years before Pierce was elected as the 14<sup>th</sup> President of the United States.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-16.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40111" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-16.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-16.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-16.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Franklin and Jane Pierce bought this house after Jane persuaded her husband to resign his seat in the U.S. Senate.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-17.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40112" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-17.jpg?w=864&ssl=1 864w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-17.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-17.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Pierce Manse was threatened with demolition in 1971, but a group of locals known as the ‘Pierce Brigade’ saved the house and had it moved to its present location.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-18.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40113" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-18.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-18.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-18.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During my first visit to the Manse in 2017, the ‘Pierce Brigade’ refused to allow me to pose for interior photos. Thankfully my photographer talked the guide into changing the rule for us in 2023. Let’s take a look inside the world of Franklin Pierce.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="443" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-19.jpg?resize=800%2C443&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40114" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-19.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-19.jpg?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-19.jpg?resize=768%2C426&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the Parlor, with the Dining Room in the background. The sofa below the portrait of President Pierce belonged to Jane and was used in their White House living quarters. The table alongside me was also used in the White House by the Pierce’s.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-20.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40115" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-20.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-20.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-20.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The portrait above the Parlor’s fireplace was Franklin’s father, Benjamin Pierce. As a soldier in the Revolutionary War, Benjamin was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill. In 1827, the elder Pierce was elected as New Hampshire’s 11th Governor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="444" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-21.jpg?resize=800%2C444&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40116" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-21.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-21.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-21.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“President Pierce used this small writing desk in the White House. I wanted to stand on that desk, but my photographer didn’t want to jeopardize the trust with our guide.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-22.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40117" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-22.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-22.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-22.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing alongside the original bed used by Bennie Pierce in his upstairs bedroom. Less than five years after Bennie last slept in this bed, he was tragically killed at the age of 11 outside of Andover, Massachusetts.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-23.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40118" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-23.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-23.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-23.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The Master Bedroom in the Manse was where Franklin and Jane slept. Unfortunately, this was not their original bed, but it has been reputed to be a bed from the house next to the Pierce’s when they lived in this home.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-24.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40119" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-24.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-24.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-24.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The painting above the Master Bedroom fireplace was of Frank Robert Pierce who died in this very room on November 14, 1843. It’s unimaginable how grief-stricken Franklin and Jane must’ve been when they lost their little four-year-old Frankie.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-25.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40120" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-25.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-25.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-25.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“There was a timeless reflection of me as I posed near the shaving kit used by President Franklin Pierce. The President was known as “Handsome Frank” and he looked in this very mirror when he shaved.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-26.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40121" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-26.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-26.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-26.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Four years after Franklin Pierce walked out of the door behind me, he walked through the front door of the White House – much to the chagrin of his wife Jane.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-27.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40122" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-27.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-27.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-27.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>PIERCE LAW OFFICE – Franklin Pierce was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in late 1827 and practiced law in Hillsboro and Concord. This building, which now hosts the firm Gallagher, Callahan, and Gartell, also served as Pierce’s law office during his time in Concord.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="444" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-28.jpg?resize=800%2C444&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40123" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-28.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-28.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-28.jpg?resize=768%2C426&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Pierce was a very good attorney, and was known for his diplomatic personality, eloquence, and he possessed an excellent memory – all which he used to his advantage in a court of law.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-29.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40124" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-29.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-29.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-29.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>JOHN AIKEN HOMESTEAD – “Franklin Pierce used his brother-in-law’s Andover, Massachusetts home as his Summer White House.</strong> <strong>President-elect Pierce, his wife Jane, and their 11-year-old son left this house and were traveling to Concord by train on January 6, 1853. The train derailed a few minutes from Andover, killing Bennie. This house was the site of the boy’s funeral.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-30.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40125" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-30.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-30.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-30.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Franklin and Jane Pierce suffered from depression after the death of their son Bennie, pictured here. Jane became a recluse at the White House; while Franklin drank heavily – the loss of his son had a very adverse effect on his Presidency.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="443" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-31.jpg?resize=800%2C443&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40126" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-31.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-31.jpg?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-31.jpg?resize=768%2C426&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The Pierce’s were in this home when Jane died of tuberculosis on December 22, 1863; and like her son Bennie, Jane’s funeral was held in this home as well.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-33.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40128" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-33.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-33.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-33.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>EAGLE HOTEL – “Built in 1851 as a four-story hotel located directly across the street from New Hampshire’s State House, the Eagle Hotel was where President-elect Franklin Pierce spent the night before he departed Concord for his inauguration in Washington D.C.</strong> <strong>Still mourning the death of her son Bennie, Jane Pierce did not go to Washington with Franklin, nor did she attend Pierce’s inauguration.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-34.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40129" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-34.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-34.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-34.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “Franklin Pierce was inaugurated on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 1853. Franklin was depressed from his son’s tragic death and his wife, Jane, stayed home in Concord and didn’t attend the inauguration.</strong> <strong>Pierce was 49 years old when he took the Oath of Office and was the youngest President in history to that point. He was also the first to deliver his entire inaugural address from memory.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="443" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-35.jpg?resize=800%2C443&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40130" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-35.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-35.jpg?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-35.jpg?resize=768%2C425&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE WHITE HOUSE – “Pierce’s Presidency had turned disastrous when he supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act that replaced the Missouri Compromise and slavery became a larger issue in the country, especially when he continued to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act.</strong> <strong>During his one term in office, the nation slid closer to Civil War. Bennie’s death had an adverse effect on Pierce’s Presidency, which caused Franklin to begin drinking heavily.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-36.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40131" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-36.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-36.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-36.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>JANE PIERCE – For nearly two years, First Lady Jane Pierce remained in the upstairs living quarters of the White House and wrote letters to her son Bennie. At one point, she attempted to contact her son through a séance. Jane made her first official appearance as First Lady at a New Year’s Day reception in 1855 and thereafter served as White House hostess periodically.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-37.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40132" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-37.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-37.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-37.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing next to a shirt worn by Franklin Pierce when he was President. The shirt’s collar would have been starched and worn upright.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="442" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-38.jpg?resize=800%2C442&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40133" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-38.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-38.jpg?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-38.jpg?resize=768%2C425&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE PIERCE MANSION SITE – Located on South Main Street in Concord, New Hampshire; this was the site of a three-story mansion where Franklin and Jane Pierce lived on and off as boarders of Willard Williams after they left the White House in 1857.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-39.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40134" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-39.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-39.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-39.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Unfortunately, the house burned down in 1981, leaving only the front steps as a reminder of where our 14th President had lived.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-40.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40135" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-40.jpg?w=869&ssl=1 869w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-40.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-40.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“An angry mob gathered outside of this house in April 1865 when Pierce did not fly an American flag in memoriam to Abraham Lincoln after the assassination.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-41.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40136" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-41.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-41.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-41.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Following years of heavy drinking, mostly to battle the depression from his son’s death, Pierce died at this site from cirrhosis of the liver at 4:35am on October 8, 1869.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-42.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40137" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-42.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-42.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-42.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In 1981, the Franklin Pierce home burned down; leaving only the front steps to remind us of where the “saddest President in history” lived and died.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-43.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40138" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-43.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-43.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-43.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE HOUSE – After his death, Pierce’s body laid in state in the New Hampshire State House on October 10-11, 1869.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-44.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40139" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-44.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-44.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-44.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Since the State House has no Rotunda, it’s believed the Hall of Flags, where I’m standing in this image, was where President Franklin Pierce laid in state.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-45.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40140" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-45.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-45.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-45.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ST. PAUL’S CHURCH – “Located in Concord and built in 1838 across the street from the State House, St. Paul’s Church was where the funeral services for Franklin Pierce were held on October 11, 1869.</strong> <strong>Pierce had left his Congregational denomination and joined Jane’s Episcopalian church because he felt they left politics out of the sermons.</strong> <strong>As a matter of fact, on the second anniversary of Jane Pierce’s death, which was December 2, 1865, the former President was baptized at St. Paul’s.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-46.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40141" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-46.jpg?w=865&ssl=1 865w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-46.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-46.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the area where President Pierce’s casket likely would’ve been placed during his funeral.</strong> <strong>However, a fire in 1984 destroyed most of the church’s interior and it likely looked different in 1869.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-47.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40142" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-47.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-47.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-47.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the Franklin Pierce pew inside St. Paul’s Church.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="444" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-48.jpg?resize=800%2C444&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40143" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-48.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-48.jpg?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-48.jpg?resize=768%2C426&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During my time inside St. Paul’s, I wondered if this baptismal font was used during Franklin Pierce’s baptism on December 2, 1865.“</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-49.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40144" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-49.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-49.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-49.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>OLD NORTH CEMETERY – “Following Franklin Pierce’s death, the President was buried next to his wife Jane, and his two sons Frank and Bennie, in Old North Cemetery, located in Concord, New Hampshire.</strong>“</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-50.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40145" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-50.jpg?w=870&ssl=1 870w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-50.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-50.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During my time at the final resting place of President Pierce, I couldn’t help but feel sadness for his two sons who were buried there as well.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="444" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-51.jpg?resize=800%2C444&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40146" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-51.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-51.jpg?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-51.jpg?resize=768%2C426&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Frank Robert Pierce died from typhus at age four on November 14, 1843. Benjamin Pierce was tragically killed at age 11 during a train accident on January 6, 1853.</strong> <strong>The Pierce’s also lost a son, Franklin Pierce, Jr., on February 5, 1836 – only three days after his birth</strong>. <strong>When Franklin Pierce died on October 8, 1869, and was buried here just three days later next to his wife, he was no doubt the “Saddest President in History”.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-52.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40147" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-52.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-52.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-52.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“That’s my photographer posing at the final resting place of Franklin Pierce.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="442" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-53.jpg?resize=800%2C442&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40148" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-53.jpg?w=870&ssl=1 870w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-53.jpg?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-53.jpg?resize=768%2C425&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Tom and I finally made it to the grave of Franklin Pierce on July 11, 2017, it was the 24th Presidential gravesite the two of us had visited together.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-54.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40149" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-54.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-54.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-54.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The two of us returned with Bob Moldenhauer for our second and final visit to date on June 7, 2023.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="446" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-55.jpg?resize=800%2C446&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40150" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-55.jpg?w=866&ssl=1 866w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-55.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-55.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When this statue of Franklin Pierce was dedicated on November 25, 1914, Republicans made sure it had been erected at the very edge of the State House lawn.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-56.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40151" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-56.jpg?w=867&ssl=1 867w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-56.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-56.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Even though the citizens of Concord didn’t appreciate their native son after he left the White House, I was honored to stand on the statue dedicated to the life, legacy, and public service of President Franklin Pierce.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-57.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40152" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-57.jpg?w=868&ssl=1 868w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-57.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PIERCE-57.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Did that post leave a tear in your eye? Mine either, although I did shed a resin tear at the cemetery in Concord. I hope you learned a little about our 14th President and I sincerely hope you check out the other posts dedicated to our Presidents.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/franklin-pierce/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">40095</post-id> </item> <item> <title>MILLARD FILLMORE</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/millard-fillmore/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/millard-fillmore/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 02:40:09 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hail to the Chief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Millard Fillmore]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Presidential Tribute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson bobble head]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyesofjefferson.com/?p=40047</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-1.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40048" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-1.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-1.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m here once again to present another post dedicated to a President of the United States.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-2.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40049" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-2.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-2.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-2.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This particular person was our 13th President; and not because he was a Taylor Swift fan. That was Zachary Taylor, and he wasn’t all that swift.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-3.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40050" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-3.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-3.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-3.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m talking about Millard Fillmore. At this moment, you’re thinking to yourself, ‘We had a President named Millard Fillmore?’ Even though Millard was one of our more obscure men who resided in the White House, it was still an honor to walk in his footsteps during some of our trips.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-4.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40051" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-4.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-4.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-4.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MILLARD FILLMORE BIRTHPLACE SITE – “Future 13<sup>th</sup> President Millard Fillmore was born on January 7, 1800 in a log cabin once located on this property in Moravia, New York.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-5.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40052" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-5.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-5.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-5.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As a youth who was born into poverty, Fillmore spent most of his childhood clearing land and raising crops on his father’s 130-acre farm.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="453" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-6.jpg?resize=800%2C453&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40053" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-6.jpg?w=889&ssl=1 889w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-6.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-6.jpg?resize=768%2C435&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The ground that I’m standing on is the approximate location where Fillmore was born. Unfortunately, the birth cabin no longer exists, and a picnic pavilion stood in its place.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-7.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40054" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-7.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-7.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-7.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>FILLMORE GLEN STATE PARK – Located in Moravia, New York, this park boasts a replica cabin that represents Millard Fillmore’s birthplace. The park was located four miles from his actual birth site.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-8.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40055" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-8.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-8.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-8.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Millard was the second of eight children born into the Fillmore family; a family who was very impoverished.</strong> <strong>The future President also didn’t receive any formal education as a youth. Fillmore worked on the farm until his dad forced him into a couple of textile mill apprenticeships where he could learn a trade.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-9.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40056" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-9.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-9.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-9.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When I was carried inside the cabin, I saw this crib that represented the one used by Fillmore as an infant.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-10.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40057" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-10.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-10.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-10.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I had to laugh to myself because Fillmore’s replica birthplace reminded me of the cabin from the Wizard of Oz when the Wicked Witch threw a fire ball at the Scarecrow.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-11.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40058" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-11.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-11.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-11.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Here Scarecrow, want to play ball?”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-12.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40059" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-12.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-12.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-12.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ABIGAIL POWERS – On February 5, 1826, 27-year-old Abigail married 26-year-old Millard Fillmore at the home of her brother, Judge Powers, in Moravia, New York. The couple did not have a honeymoon and they settled in East Aurora, New York where Mrs. Fillmore continued to teach school.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-13.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40060" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-13.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-13.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-13.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MILLARD FILLMORE HOUSE – “Millard Fillmore built this East Aurora, New York house in 1826 along Main Street, but lived there for only four years with his new bride Abigail Powers. It is the only surviving Fillmore residence besides the White House.</strong> <strong>Over the years, this house had fallen into disrepair and would’ve face certain demolition had it not been saved in 1930 by Margaret Price, who had the home moved to its current location on Shearer Avenue.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-14.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40061" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-14.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-14.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-14.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Millard and Abigail left East Aurora and this house behind, they moved 20 miles west into Buffalo.</strong> <strong>Let’s walk through the door behind me and see the interior of the Fillmore home.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-15.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40062" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-15.jpg?w=889&ssl=1 889w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-15.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-15.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the Parlor of Fillmore’s home. During his time living here, Millard was an East Aurora lawyer who had his office located across Main Street from this home.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-16.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40063" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-16.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-16.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-16.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“During my time in the Parlor, I found this original, unfinished chair once used by Millard Fillmore. That’s right – I’m standing in the butt prints of our 13<sup>th</sup> President.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-17.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40064" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-17.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-17.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-17.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Millard Fillmore had hammered and nailed the Parlor floorboards himself during construction of the home in 1826.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-18.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40065" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-18.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-18.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-18.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood between portraits of Millard and Abigail Fillmore on the fireplace mantel, I had the honor of posing alongside an original teapot used by the First Lady in the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-19.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40066" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-19.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-19.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-19.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I can’t begin to describe the feeling I had when I was placed onto Millard Fillmore’s standing law desk that was filled with his original law books from 1837.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-20.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40067" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-20.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-20.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-20.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The rosewood square piano I’m standing on was brought to the White House by First Lady Abigail Fillmore. Daughter Mary Abigail “Abbie” Fillmore was an accomplished musician, and she played the piano, harp, and guitar at White House functions, especially when she filled in for her mother as White House hostess.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-21.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40068" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-21.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-21.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-21.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I found this punch bowl interesting, as it was hand-painted and used by the Fillmore’s in the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-22.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40069" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-22.jpg?w=888&ssl=1 888w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-22.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-22.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“In the kitchen, I had the opportunity to stand on the scrub table that was hand-built by Millard Fillmore. The silver tea pot to my left was from 1868 and used by Millard and his second wife, Caroline.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="445" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-23.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40070" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-23.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-23.jpg?resize=300%2C167&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-23.jpg?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“This was Millard Fillmore’s dresser from his house in Buffalo. In my mind, the dresser was likely in the bedroom when the President passed away on March 8, 1874. The encased doll to my right was from the First Lady series and represented Abigail Fillmore.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-24.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40071" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-24.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-24.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-24.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MILLARD FILLMORE LAW OFFICE SITE – “Fillmore’s law office was once located beneath the “Vidler on the Roof” figure in the center section of Vidler’s 5 & 10 Store in East Aurora, New York.</strong> <strong>When the law office burned to the ground in 1904, Vidler’s built an addition to their growing store over the footprint of Fillmore’s office building.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-CAPITOL.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40073" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-CAPITOL.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-CAPITOL.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-CAPITOL.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – The day after President Zachary Taylor died on July 9, 1850, Vice President Millard Fillmore was sworn-in as our 13<sup>th</sup> President in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-STATUARY-HALL.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40074" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-STATUARY-HALL.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-STATUARY-HALL.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-STATUARY-HALL.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in the original House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol where Millard Fillmore recited the Presidential Oath of Office on July 10, 1850. Today, this area of the Capitol is known as National Statuary Hall. Fillmore was the last President from neither the Democratic or Republican parties.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-25.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40072" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-25.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-25.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-25.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE WHITE HOUSE –</strong> <strong>“As soon as Fillmore took residence in the White House, he replaced Taylor’s Cabinet. Millard is the only President in history who took office after a death or resignation to do this.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-26.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40075" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-26.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-26.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-26.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ABIGAIL FILLMORE – On vacation when President Taylor died, Abigail had self-doubt about serving as First Lady. She adapted quickly and became active in the role, even though she didn’t enjoy the social aspect. Abigail oversaw the expansion of the White House heating system and had a kitchen stove installed to replace the practice of cooking by fireplace.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-27.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40076" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-27.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-27.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-27.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Slavery was a huge issue during Fillmore’s term and some of his lackluster decisions caused his own Whig Party to nominate a new candidate for the 1852 election.</strong> <strong>First Lady Abigail Fillmore died when she caught a cold during Franklin Pierce’s inauguration. The cold turned to pneumonia and Abigail died on March 30, 1853; just three weeks after leaving the White House.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-28.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40077" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-28.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-28.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-28.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>CAROLINE CARMICHAEL McINTOSH – When Millard Fillmore returned to Buffalo after leaving the White House, he met and fell in love five years later with a well-to-do widow named Caroline McIntosh. The couple married on February 10, 1858 in Albany, New York, and they bought a large house on Niagara Square in Buffalo. At the time of their marriage, the former President was 58 years old, while Caroline was only 44.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-29.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40078" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-29.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-29.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-29.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>FILLMORE HOME – This mansion, located along Niagara Square in Buffalo, New York, was purchased by Millard and Caroline Fillmore in 1858 and they lived in the home until there deaths – Millard in 1874 and Caroline in 1881. Following Caroline’s death, the building became The Fillmore Hotel. In 1901, it became The Castle Inn until it was razed in 1921.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-30.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40079" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-30.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-30.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-30.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>STATLER HOTEL – This large hotel was constructed in 1921 after the Castle Inn was demolished. The Statler Towers is located along Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo, New York.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-31.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40080" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-31.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-31.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-31.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Millard Fillmore died in his home, once located at this site, at 11:10pm on March 8, 1874 following two strokes. His last words were, as he was being fed soup: “The nourishment is palatable.” Fillmore was 74 years old.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-32.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40081" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-32.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-32.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-32.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I posed alongside the plaque that was affixed to the hotel, I couldn’t help but wonder why in the world the city of Buffalo didn’t save Fillmore’s home as a historic site.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-33.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40082" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-33.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-33.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-33.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When I returned to the Statler Hotel nine years after my first visit, the plaque was nowhere to be found and the interior of the building was being renovated.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-34.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40083" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-34.jpg?w=895&ssl=1 895w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-34.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-34.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>FOREST LAWN CEMETERY – “Located in Buffalo, New York, this cemetery plays host to the final resting place of 13<sup>th</sup> President Millard Fillmore.</strong> <strong>Two days after his death, Millard Fillmore was laid to rest alongside his wife Abigail in the Fillmore Plot of Forest Lawn Cemetery.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-35.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40084" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-35.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-35.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-35.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When Caroline died seven years after Millard, she was buried alongside the President and the 14-foot-tall pink granite obelisk was placed over their gravesites.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="453" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-36.jpg?resize=800%2C453&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40085" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-36.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-36.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-36.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Fillmore’s grave was very unassuming; somewhat like the President himself. Because of the shrubs that surrounded the obelisk, I had difficulty finding a place to stand near the gravesite.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-37.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40086" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-37.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-37.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-37.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The unsightly shrubs even prevented me from standing on top of this small foot marker at Fillmore’s grave.</strong> <strong>At this time, it dawned on me that Fillmore was America’s only Presidential MFer!”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-38.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40087" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-38.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-38.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-38.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“The absence of the shrubs in 2020 made it easier for me to see the markers of Millard’s two wives. Caroline’s grave was to my right; and Abigail’s grave was marked by the tall gray stone behind me.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-39.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40088" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-39.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-39.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-39.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Tom and I have visited the grave of Millard Fillmore four times over the past decade. Since Forest Lawn Cemetery is only 226 miles from our home, Fillmore’s is the fifth closest gravesite, which makes it easier for us to visit on a regular basis.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-40.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40089" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-40.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-40.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-40.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“My first visit to Fillmore’s grave with my photographer came on June 20, 2014 – and Tom’s borrowed camera he brought on the trip was permanently broken shortly after this image was taken.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-41.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40090" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-41.jpg?w=889&ssl=1 889w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-41.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-41.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“My second visit came on July 7, 2017 during the first leg of a New England trip with my photographer and his wife.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-42.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40091" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-42.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-42.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-42.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When I returned to Forest Lawn on January 11, 2020, which was just three months before everything was closed down due to the Covid pandemic, I was pleasantly surprised to see the unsightly shrubs had been removed from around the monument.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-43.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40092" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-43.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-43.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-43.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“A little over three years later, during our visit on June 4, 2023, I noticed grass was taking root around the headstones and the monument. This was my first visit to Fillmore’s grave with Bob Moldenhauer.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-44.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40093" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-44.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-44.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MILLARD-44.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Did you get your fill of Fillmore? If so, please leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/millard-fillmore/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">40047</post-id> </item> <item> <title>ZACHARY TAYLOR</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/zachary-taylor/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/zachary-taylor/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:27:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hail to the Chief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Presidential Tribute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson bobble head]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zachary Taylor]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyesofjefferson.com/?p=40011</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="453" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-1.jpg?resize=800%2C453&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40012" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-1.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-1.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-1.jpg?resize=768%2C435&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“It’s that magical time again where I pay tribute to another American President in this ‘Hail to the Chief’ blog post.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-2.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40013" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-2.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Even though our 12th President was the second to die in office, he was not part of the Tecumseh Curse</strong> <strong>which started with William Henry Harrison.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-3.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40014" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-3.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-3.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Welcome to my post dedicated to the life and times of President Zachary Taylor.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-4.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40015" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-4.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-4.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-4.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MONTEBELLO – Zachary Taylor was born on November 24, 1784; likely in a log cabin that was on the property of Montebello near Barboursville, Virginia.</strong> <strong>“The actual birth cabin of Taylor, which was located on the Montebello Plantation, was demolished long ago. Unfortunately, the exact site is unknown today.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-5.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40016" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-5.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-5.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-5.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“For me to be photographed at Montebello, I was carried past the open front gate and into the front yard of the house. I didn’t want to settle for posing out at the road alongside the historical marker.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-6.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40018" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-6.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-6.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-6.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ZACHARY TAYLOR BOYHOOD CABIN SITE – “This site was where Richard Taylor had built his cabin in 1785 on the Muddy Fork of Beargrass Creek just east of the village of Louisville, Kentucky. Taylor had purchased 400 acres of land on the edge of the Western frontier.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-7.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40019" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-7.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-7.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-7.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Zachary Taylor moved to this site from Virginia with his family when he was eight months old, and he lived here for the first six years of his life.</strong> <strong>Young Zachary first learned to read and write from his mother, Sarah, while they lived in the cabin that once graced this site. He also learned to walk here as well.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-8.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40020" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-8.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-8.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-8.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“While Zachary was a patient and quick learner, he wasn’t good at spelling, and he had poor grammar and penmanship. He also didn’t know how to comb his hair.” </strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-9.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40021" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-9.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-9.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-9.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>SPRINGFIELD – “This was the boyhood home of Zachary Taylor from 1790 to 1808. Taylor was married in the house, which was located in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 18, 1810, and he visited the home periodically until his father died in 1829.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-10.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40022" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-10.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-10.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-10.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> ”<strong>Richard Taylor, along with the enslaved people he owned, constructed a 2 1/2-story red brick home he dubbed ‘Springfield’ on the highest point on his property, which had grown to 700 acres by 1800.</strong> <strong>As a child, Zachary lived in a battleground of the American Indian Wars, later claiming he had seen Native Americans abduct and scalp his classmates while they were walking down the road together.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="453" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-11.jpg?resize=800%2C453&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40023" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-11.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-11.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-11.jpg?resize=768%2C435&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MARGARET SMITH – Known as “Peggy”, the 21-year-old married Lieutenant Zachary Taylor, 25, on June 21, 1810 in his childhood home, Springfield. As a devout Episcopalian, Mrs. Taylor prayed regularly and became somewhat reclusive because Peggy had promised God she’d give up the pleasures of society if her husband returned safely from the war.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-12.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40024" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-12.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-12.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-12.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I stood in front of the home, which I originally thought was the back, I thought about the fact that five of Zachary and Peggy’s six children were born in this house.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-13.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40025" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-13.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-13.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-13.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“For twenty years Zachary lived at Springfield, and it was the longest period he ever stayed in one place. As a military officer in the United States Army, Taylor moved often.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-14.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40026" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-14.jpg?w=895&ssl=1 895w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-14.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-14.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Zachary Taylor was in the United States military for nearly 40 years of his adult life. In the War of 1812, he was a Major. He was a Colonel in the Black Hawk War, which was when his daughter Sarah met and fell in love with Jefferson Davis. Finally, in the Mexican American War, Taylor rose to the ranks of Major General and then General.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-15.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40027" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-15.jpg?w=895&ssl=1 895w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-15.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-15.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>UNITED STATES CAPITOL – “After Whig nominee Zachary Taylor defeated Democrat Lewis Cass and Free-Soil Party nominee Martin Van Buren in the 1848 election, Taylor recited the Presidential Oath of Office on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol at noon on Monday March 5, 1849.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-16.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40028" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-16.jpg?w=895&ssl=1 895w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-16.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-16.jpg?resize=768%2C429&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE WHITE HOUSE – “By the time Taylor became President, his wife Peggy had become a semi-invalid and hardly left the second floor of the White House. Taylor’s daughter Mary Elizabeth carried out the duties of White House Hostess.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="447" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-17.jpg?resize=800%2C447&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40029" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-17.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-17.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-17.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>MARY ELIZABETH BLISS – “The youngest surviving daughter of President Taylor, “Miss Betty” served as White House hostess during her father’s term in office when her mother had no desire to fulfill the role.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-18.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40030" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-18.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-18.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-18.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT – “On July 4, 1850, President Taylor was attending a fund-raising celebration at the monument, which was under construction at the time.</strong> <strong>The weather was extremely hot and humid, which is normal for D.C. in July. President Taylor decided to eat a bowl of cherries and raw fruit, then he washed them down with iced milk.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-19.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40031" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-19.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-19.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-19.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Over the course of the next several days, Taylor became very ill with an unknown digestive ailment. His doctor eventually diagnosed his condition as cholera morbus. At 10:35pm on July 9, 1850, the 65-year-old Taylor died inside the White House just 16 months into his Presidency.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-20.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40032" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-20.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-20.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-20.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Taylor’s last words before he passed were: “I am about to die. I expect the summons very soon. I have tried to discharge all my duties faithfully. I regret nothing, but I am sorry that I am about to leave my friends.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-21.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40033" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-21.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-21.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-21.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY – “After lying in state in the East Room of the White House, Zachary Taylor was interred in the Public Vault at Congressional Cemetery from July 13<sup>th</sup> until October 25, 1850.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-22.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40034" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-22.jpg?w=895&ssl=1 895w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-22.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-22.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Dolley Madison had died on July 12, 1849 and her body was inside this tomb when Taylor was placed here. They were together, inside this public vault, for a little over three months.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-25.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40035" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-25.jpg?w=894&ssl=1 894w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-25.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-25.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>ZACHARY TAYLOR NATIONAL CEMETERY – After his body was transported from Washington to Louisville, Kentucky, President Taylor was interred in a temporary family vault in what’s now known as the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery located near his family’s home ‘Springfield’.</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-23.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40036" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-23.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-23.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-23.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Zachary Taylor’s remains were entombed in this vault for over 75 years before a new mausoleum was constructed nearby.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-24.jpg?resize=800%2C451&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40037" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-24.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-24.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-24.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing above the vault’s doorway and thankfully the door was locked.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-26.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40038" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-26.jpg?w=895&ssl=1 895w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-26.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-26.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“I’m standing in front of the Zachary Taylor mausoleum, which was constructed of limestone with a granite base and a marble interior. <strong>On May 6, 1926, the bodies of President Taylor and his wife Peggy were reinterred in the Taylor mausoleum.</strong></strong> <strong>The mausoleum and adjacent Taylor family graves lie within the boundaries of the national cemetery but are not owned by the United States government.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-27.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40039" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-27.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-27.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-27.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“An impressive statue of our 12<sup>th</sup> President stands guard over Zachary Taylor’s final resting place. Or was it a final resting place?”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-28.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40040" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-28.jpg?w=893&ssl=1 893w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-28.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-28.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“On June 17, 1991, the doors behind me were opened and Taylor’s body was removed. Samples of hair, fingernails, and other tissues were tested for evidence of poisoning. No evidence was found, and the President was reunited with his wife Peggy.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-29.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40041" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-29.jpg?w=890&ssl=1 890w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-29.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-29.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“As I looked through the small window at the rear of the mausoleum, I saw the sarcophagi of Zachary and Peggy Taylor.</strong> <strong>President Taylor’s remains lie in the sarcophagus on the left side of this image.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-30.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40042" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-30.jpg?w=891&ssl=1 891w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-30.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-30.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“That’s my photographer as he attempted to open the door to the mausoleum. Once again, I was thankful the door was locked.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="448" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-31.jpg?resize=800%2C448&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40043" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-31.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-31.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-31.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When my photographer and I made our first trip together to Louisville on July 6, 2014 and visited the tomb of President Zachary Taylor, it was only the seventh Presidential gravesite I had ever visited.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-32.jpg?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40044" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-32.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-32.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-32.jpg?resize=768%2C431&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“When I returned nearly eight years later, on May 10, 2022, I noticed the gravel around the mausoleum had been replaced with landscaping chips.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="452" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-33.jpg?resize=800%2C452&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-40045" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-33.jpg?w=892&ssl=1 892w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-33.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAYLOR-33.jpg?resize=768%2C434&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>“Did you enjoy the post about Zachary Taylor? Well, there’s more fun and excitement coming your way with the next post that’s dedicated to Millard Fillmore.”</strong></figcaption></figure></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/zachary-taylor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">40011</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>