<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>Thomas Watson – THROUGH THE EYES OF JEFFERSON</title> <atom:link href="https://eyesofjefferson.com/tag/thomas-watson/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com</link> <description>Presidential site adventures as told by a bobble head</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:11:08 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">167670250</site> <item> <title>312: MY TRIUMPHANT RETURN ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’ WITH A TRIBUTE TO JFK</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/312-my-triumphant-return-on-hail-to-the-chief-with-a-tribute-to-jfk/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/312-my-triumphant-return-on-hail-to-the-chief-with-a-tribute-to-jfk/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:20:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blue Water Healthy Living]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bluewaterhealthyliving.com]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GBS Media Studio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grant Smith Health Insurance Agency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hail to the Chief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JFK]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John F. Kennedy]]></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=43506</guid> <description><![CDATA[My photographer and I began taping episodes of our show, ‘Hail to the Chief’, in August 2021. The show has been intended to be our personal tribute to each President by telling stories and sharing photos about our journey around…]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="762" height="1146" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HAIL-BLOG-PIC.jpg?resize=762%2C1146&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-43507" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HAIL-BLOG-PIC.jpg?w=762&ssl=1 762w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HAIL-BLOG-PIC.jpg?resize=199%2C300&ssl=1 199w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HAIL-BLOG-PIC.jpg?resize=681%2C1024&ssl=1 681w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">My photographer and I began taping episodes of our show, ‘Hail to the Chief’, in August 2021. The show has been intended to be our personal tribute to each President by telling stories and sharing photos about our journey around the country where I was photographed at Presidential and historic sites. On May 15, 2023, our episode which featured President Dwight D. Eisenhower was published at GBS Media Studio in Port Huron, Michigan. That was our last show – UNTIL NOW!</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Today, October 25, 2024, the first episode of a four-part series about the life of President John F. Kennedy was published. That’s right, I’m back in the saddle as my photographer and I have found a resolution to the legal and technological issues we had in 2023 which put a sudden halt to the production of our show. And let me tell you – we are happy and honored to be back.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Please do me a favor – check out our JFK show by clicking on the handy link at the bottom of this page. Tom and I believe this is one of our finest shows to date and we truly believe you’ll enjoy it. If you find it interesting, please share it with your friends on social media – it will help our audience grow. Tom and I love reading comments – both at blue water healthy living and in this blog – so please, take a moment and leave a comment.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">That’s it for now – sit back and enjoy the journey from JFK’s birth to his inauguration as our 35th President. If the link doesn’t work correctly, you can find our show at bluewaterhealthyliving.com. Thank you!</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/hail-to-the-chief-with-tom-watson-the-life-of-john-f-kennedy/">Hail to the Chief with Tom Watson: The Life of John F. Kennedy – Blue Water Healthy Living</a></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="800" height="462" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BWHL-PIC.jpg?resize=800%2C462&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-43509" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BWHL-PIC.jpg?w=2031&ssl=1 2031w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BWHL-PIC.jpg?resize=300%2C173&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BWHL-PIC.jpg?resize=1024%2C592&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BWHL-PIC.jpg?resize=768%2C444&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BWHL-PIC.jpg?resize=1536%2C888&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BWHL-PIC.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></figure></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/312-my-triumphant-return-on-hail-to-the-chief-with-a-tribute-to-jfk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">43506</post-id> </item> <item> <title>289: THEY MAY BE CALLED THE DRY TORTUGAS, BUT MY VISIT TO FORT JEFFERSON TURNED TO MUDD</title> <link>https://eyesofjefferson.com/289-they-may-be-called-the-dry-tortugas-but-my-visit-to-fort-jefferson-turned-to-mudd/</link> <comments>https://eyesofjefferson.com/289-they-may-be-called-the-dry-tortugas-but-my-visit-to-fort-jefferson-turned-to-mudd/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 03:57:02 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category> <category><![CDATA[American redstart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brown pelican]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cassiopea jellyfish]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cattle egret]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dr. Samuel Mudd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dry Tortugas Light]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dry Tortugas National Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Edmund Spangler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fort Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Franklin Roosevelt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Garden Key]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harry S Truman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Magnificent Frigatebirds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael O'Laughlen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[palm warbler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samuel Arnold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson bobble head]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Watson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yankee Freedom III]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyesofjefferson.com/?p=41510</guid> <description><![CDATA[It was still dark outside at 4:50am when Tom’s alarm woke my companions up on Thursday April 25, 2024. The early wake-up call didn’t matter much because this was the day the three of us had been waiting for since…]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">It was still dark outside at 4:50am when Tom’s alarm woke my companions up on Thursday April 25, 2024. The early wake-up call didn’t matter much because this was the day the three of us had been waiting for since the end of December when my photographer purchased tickets to visit the Dry Tortugas, which is a set of seven islands located 70 miles west of Key West, Florida. The islands are not only are the westernmost of the Florida Keys, but they are the most isolated as well. While most visitors to Garden Key, which features the historic Fort Jefferson as its centerpiece, make the daytrip to swim, snorkel, picnic, camp, or watch birds, my photographer and I had our sights set on only one particular spot on the 14-acre island – the prison cell once occupied by Dr. Samuel Mudd, the infamous physician who was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison at the fort for his role in the 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The Mudd connection was the sole purpose of our visit to the Dry Tortugas, and to mark the occasion, Tom packed a copy of a book titled ‘The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd’, which was signed in 1992 by seven of Mudd’s grandchildren.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Once the valet retrieved our Jeep from the hotel’s $23 parking area, we made the short, two-mile drive to the Key West Ferry Terminal where the Yankee Freedom III awaited her passengers. But as usual, at least in Key West, my companions were forced to pay for more parking – this time the fee was $40 for the entire day. When I listened to my photographer complain, I heard the sound ‘cha-ching’ resonate in the air. After all, the fee he paid for the nine-hour excursion to the Dry Tortugas was nearly $400 for the three of us – and bobble heads were free.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">My companions and I, along with 173 other people, sat inside the terminal where we waited to board the 110-foot-long aluminum catamaran known as the Yankee Freedom III. It was at that moment, roughly 15 minutes before we stepped foot on the boat, when I first got my fill of the endless list of rules from a NPS Ranger nicknamed ‘Hollywood’. The energetic, yet over-the-top tour guide mumbled over a horrible speaker system where we tried to decipher the countless number of things we couldn’t do during our visit to Fort Jefferson. “When you get to the island, do not touch any coral; do not collect any shells; and for goodness sake, don’t take any bricks from the fort. You also aren’t allowed to pick wildflowers; don’t disturb any wildlife; stay on the walking paths; only snorkel in designated areas and don’t do it alone; don’t feed the wildlife; don’t bring food into the fort; and once again, don’t remove any bricks.”</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">At 7:30am, the line of passengers headed out of the terminal and to the dock where our vessel awaited. A half hour later, Yankee Freedom III set sail for the two-hour, fifteen-minute voyage to the Dry Tortugas. Thankfully, the weather was ideal – the waters of the Gulf of Mexico were fairly calm and the sky above us was almost cloudless. A little over halfway through our 70-mile boat ride, ‘Hollywood’ grabbed the microphone and addressed our group with some facts about Fort Jefferson. But when the ranger recited the laundry list of rules for a second time, I heard my photographer say to Vicki, “Somebody needs to take that microphone away from that guy. How many times do we need to hear all the things we can’t do on that small island? Do we look like people who would snatch a brick for a souvenir?” I thought to myself, “That’s exactly what you look like, Tom, because I’ve seen you in action. Remember Middleton Place and Menokin?”</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Two hours into the voyage where we cruised at just over 30 miles per hour into the blue abyss known as the Gulf of Mexico, Fort Jefferson came into view above the horizon. That’s the moment I breathed a sigh of relief – we hadn’t been headed towards Cuba. Even though I’m a Presidential historian bobble head, I didn’t want to see where the Cuban Missile Crisis originated in 1962.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Finally docked at Garden Key, just south of the fort’s entrance known as the Sally Port, our entire group congregated around the NPS sign where ‘Hollywood’ delivered more instructions. And let me be clear – they weren’t new instructions; he took it upon himself to recite all of the rules one final time. In my mind, I wondered if there was a rule against shoving a NPS Ranger into the moat just to shut him up.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-2-2.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41516" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-2-2.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-2-2.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-2-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-2-2.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-2-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-2-2.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">My photographer and I spent some time at the catamaran’s stern as we left Key West. </figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-4.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41518" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-4.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-4.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-4.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-4.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">There was nothing but blue water as far as my painted eyes could see as we headed west towards the Dry Tortugas. The first European to see the Dry Tortugas was Juan Ponce de Leon, who visited on June 21, 1513 and referenced the islands as the Tortugas, which meant turtles because he caught 160 sea turtles there.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-5-1.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41578" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-5-1.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-5-1.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-5-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-5-1.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-5-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-5-1.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">As my photographer carried me through the interior of the ship, I saw his wife surrounded by other tourists, including a number of bird-watching nerds like the man in the yellow shirt and khaki shorts. Standing near a window in the background was ‘Hollywood’, and he had the microphone in his hand.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-6-1.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41579" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-6-1.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-6-1.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-6-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-6-1.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-6-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-6-1.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> Tom wanted to carry me to the very front, hold me over the bow, and have me yell out “I’m King of the World”. I’m glad we couldn’t get close enough as I was afraid my photographer might have accidentally dropped me overboard.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-7.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41521" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-7.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-7.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-7.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-7.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-7.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-7.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">When I posed for this image, the people in the ship’s pilot house were smiling at me.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-8-1.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41524" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-8-1.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-8-1.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-8-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-8-1.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-8-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-8-1.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Exactly two hours into the voyage, we got our first look at Garden Key and historic Fort Jefferson on the horizon.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-11.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41525" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-11.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-11.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-11.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-11.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-11.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">My photographer’s ears perked up when ‘Hollywood’ told the passengers we were passing a small island full of boobies. I was excited too, until the only thing I saw was a bunch of white birds with Fort Jefferson in the background. </figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-56.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41526" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-56.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-56.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-56.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-56.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-56.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-56.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Moments before we docked at Garden Key, I was thrilled to be visiting one of the most remote National Parks in the country. At roughly 14 acres in size, Garden Key is the second largest island in the Dry Tortugas.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-12.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41527" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-12.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-12.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-12.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-12.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-12.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Once on dry land, Tom forced me to pose on the National Park Service sign. Behind me, above the Sally Port, were the three windows of Dr. Mudd’s prison cell.</figcaption></figure></div> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Following ‘Hollywood’s’ annoying third spiel about the rules, it was time for the three of us to set out on our own to see what Fort Jefferson had to offer. Once we crossed the moat via a walkway, we headed through the Sally Port and took a step back in time. In my mind, I had the same view Dr. Samuel A. Mudd had when he walked through the same Sally Port for the first time on July 24, 1865 when he began serving his life sentence.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Fort Jefferson was built in 1847 and is the largest brick masonry structure in the Americas. The fort was constructed as a Naval outpost to thwart-off piracy in the Carribean waters off the coast of Florida. The historic fortress was primarily built with slave labor, which used over 16 million bricks during its construction. At the onset of the Civil War in April 1861, the United States Army sent an artillery regiment to the island to prevent the fort from falling into Confederate hands. By September of that year, the fort was transformed into a prison where court-martialed soldiers, deserters, and other convicts were sent.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">But Fort Jefferson’s biggest claim to fame, at least in my painted eyes, came after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. While assassin John Wilkes Booth was shot and killed by Union soldiers after their two-week manhunt found him hiding on a farm outside of Port Royal, Virginia, four other co-conspirators were caught, found guilty, and executed on July 7, 1865. There were also four others, however, who were tried by the military court, found guilty of conspiracy to help Booth assassinate the President, but escaped the death penalty.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Dr. Samuel Mudd was a 31-year-old doctor living on his farm near Waldorf, Maryland when he set Booth’s broken leg in the early hours of April 15, 1865. While Mudd likely didn’t know the famous actor had just killed the President hours earlier, he also didn’t report Booth had been at his home once he heard Lincoln had been assassinated. As a matter of fact, he waited two days to inform the authorities. For his role in the assassination, Dr. Mudd was sentenced to life in prison after escaping the death penalty by one vote. Two months after arriving at Fort Jefferson, Mudd attempted to escape by stowing away on a transport ship – he was caught and sent to the dungeon for three months. In the fall of 1867, a yellow fever epidemic broke out on the island – the disease spread quickly amongst the prison population. When the prison doctor died, Mudd agreed to take over his position and he helped stem the spread of the disease. Because of his heroic act during the yellow fever crisis, the doctor was given a clerical job at the prison until President Andrew Johnson pardoned Mudd on February 8, 1869. Exactly one month later, on March 8th, Dr. Samuel Mudd left the Dry Tortugas and headed home to his farm in Maryland.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Samuel Arnold, who was 30 years old, along with 27-year-old Michael O’Laughlen, had been recruited by Booth to help kidnap President Lincoln in early 1865. While neither man participated in the assassination on April 14, 1865, they were found guilty at the military trial on June 30th and sentenced to life in prison. While Arnold was pardoned by President Johnson a few weeks after he set Mudd free, O’Laughlen never saw freedom again. On September 23, 1867, the convicted co-conspirator died from yellow fever.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">The fourth man sentenced to prison for allegedly helping John Wilkes Booth assassinate Abraham Lincoln was an employee at Ford’s Theater named Edmund Spangler. The 39-year-old Spangler helped lug furniture into the Presidential box and decorate it in preparation for Lincoln’s arrival. But at 9:30pm on April 14, 1865, Booth arrived at the back of Ford’s and summoned Spangler to hold his horse. The actor had been told his rented horse was high spirited and would break loose if left unattended. Since Spangler still had work to do during the performance of ‘Our American Cousin’, he made stagehand Joseph “Peanut John” Burroughs tend to Booth’s horse. During the trial, however, Spangler was accused of assisting Booth into the Presidential box, barring the entrance door shut to prevent others from helping Lincoln, and then helping Booth escape. With zero evidence to support any of those claims, because they weren’t true, the military tribunal still found Spangler guilty and sentenced him to six years in prison. The only “crime” he committed was holding the horse of a famous actor who had been a frequent visitor to Ford’s and had been given free access to go wherever he wanted inside the theater.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Besides the Lincoln assassination connection, Fort Jefferson had also been visited by two Presidents after FDR established the fort as a National Monument in 1935. Roosevelt became the first President to visit the island on November 30, 1937; he made the journey via the U.S.S. Potomac and stayed in the Dry Tortugas for four days. Nine years later, on November 22, 1946, President Harry Truman arrived at the island aboard the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Stribling and took a full tour of Fort Jefferson, including a visit to Dr. Mudd’s cell.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">For a little over three hours, Tom carried me around to different areas of the historic fort where I posed for photos. But the highlight for the two of us came when we entered the casemate where Dr. Samuel Mudd was held prisoner for a good portion of his four years at Fort Jefferson. At one point, when my photographer placed me onto the ledge of one of the three narrow openings in the wall, it was as though Dr. Mudd was looking up at me. As a matter of fact, while incarcerated, Mudd wrote a letter to his wife where he described looking at the evening stars through the “loopholes” in the wall above the Sally Port.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Over the past 150-plus years, historic Fort Jefferson had been ravished by hurricanes and desecrated by vandals who likely didn’t hear ‘Hollywood’s’ speech. By 1906, the fort was completely abandoned and turned into a federal bird reserve. Although it became a National Monument in 1935, the Dry Tortugas, including Fort Jefferson, was established as part of the National Park Service on October 26, 1992.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">“Just sit right back and you’ll read my tale, a tale of a dynamic trip. That started from this western key, aboard a tiny ship. The mate was a mighty bobble head, my photographer brave and sure. The three of us set sail that day, for an eight-hour tour. An eight-hour tour. The Gulf was far from rough, and no cookies would be tossed. If not for the accuracy of its GPS, the Freedom would be lost. The Freedom would be lost. Our ship set ground at the dock of this historic Florida key, with a bobble head, and ‘Hollywood’, too. My photographer, and his wife. The ghost of Mudd. The birdie nerds, wearing khaki shorts – here on the Garden Key.”</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-13.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41530" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-13.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-13.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-13.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-13.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-13.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Before we went inside the walls of the fort, my photographer’s wife snapped this image of the two of us standing near the moat. I admit, I loved the Abraham Lincoln tee shirt Tom wore for the occasion.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-14.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41531" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-14.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-14.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-14.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-14.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The moat around Fort Jefferson was filled with a countless number of Cassiopea jellyfish, including the one in this image. This species is known as the ‘Upside-down jellyfish’ as it spends most of its time ass-up on the sea floor.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1200" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-24.jpg?resize=800%2C1200&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41532" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-24.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-24.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-24.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1 683w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-24.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-24.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&ssl=1 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">I stopped to pose as we were about to go through the Sally Port. Not only did Dr. Samuel Mudd go through this entrance, so did Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="753" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-3.jpg?resize=800%2C753&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41533" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-3.jpg?w=1425&ssl=1 1425w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-3.jpg?resize=300%2C283&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C964&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-3.jpg?resize=768%2C723&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">On November 22, 1946, exactly seventeen years before President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, President Harry Truman walked through the same Sally Port at Fort Jefferson.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HOLLYWOOD.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41534" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HOLLYWOOD.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HOLLYWOOD.jpg?resize=300%2C215&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HOLLYWOOD.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HOLLYWOOD.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HOLLYWOOD.jpg?resize=1536%2C1098&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HOLLYWOOD.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">“We are gathered at the parade grounds of Fort Jefferson, which was constructed in 1847 with over sixteen million bricks. Do I need to remind anyone not to take any of those bricks?” Tom and I listened to ‘Hollywood’s’ spiel for only a short time before we grew bored and headed out for our own tour.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-19.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41537" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-19.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-19.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-19.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-19.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-19.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Moments after we began our tour of the fort, I got my first good look at the Tortugas harbor light, which replaced the original lighthouse located on the parade grounds in 1876 – which was roughly seven years after Dr. Mudd was released from prison.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-18.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41535" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-18.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-18.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-18.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-18.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-18.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">This lower section of archways at the fort were located below Dr. Mudd’s second-tier cell. </figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="578" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-5.jpg?resize=800%2C578&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41536" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-5.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-5.jpg?resize=300%2C217&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C740&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-5.jpg?resize=768%2C555&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-5.jpg?resize=1536%2C1109&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-5.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Russell Gibbs, the custodian who lived at Fort Jefferson with his wife and child in 1946, gave President Truman and his staff a history lesson of the historic fort. “Whatever you do, Mr. President, don’t steal one of the bricks.”</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1120" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-25.jpg?resize=800%2C1120&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41539" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-25.jpg?w=1286&ssl=1 1286w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-25.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-25.jpg?resize=732%2C1024&ssl=1 732w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-25.jpg?resize=768%2C1075&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-25.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Welcome to the second-tier casemate used as Dr. Samuel Mudd’s prison cell. Although Mudd lived in several different locations within the walls of the fort during his four years of imprisonment, he spent most of his time in this cell. He also wrote in his letters about seeing the evening stars through those three “loopholes”.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1120" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-27.jpg?resize=800%2C1120&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41538" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-27.jpg?w=1286&ssl=1 1286w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-27.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-27.jpg?resize=732%2C1024&ssl=1 732w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-27.jpg?resize=768%2C1075&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-27.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The trench I’m standing in was carved into the cell floor by Dr. Mudd and his fellow prisoners. On August 8, 1866, Mudd wrote in a letter, “After every rain, it’s not unusual to dip up ten to twelve buckets of water daily.”</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1120" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-30.jpg?resize=800%2C1120&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41540" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-30.jpg?w=1286&ssl=1 1286w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-30.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-30.jpg?resize=732%2C1024&ssl=1 732w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-30.jpg?resize=768%2C1075&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-30.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">My photographer acquired this book in 1992 at Dr. Mudd’s farmhouse near Waldorf, Maryland. Not only was the book signed by seven of the doctor’s grandchildren, but Tom also bought it from Louisa Mudd Arehart, granddaughter of the infamous doctor.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-29.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41541" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-29.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-29.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-29.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-29.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-29.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-29.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">As a symbolic and historical gesture, my photographer displayed the signed names of Mudd’s grandchildren inside the cell where the doctor was imprisoned for four years.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1110" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GHOST.jpg?resize=800%2C1110&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41571" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GHOST.jpg?w=856&ssl=1 856w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GHOST.jpg?resize=216%2C300&ssl=1 216w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GHOST.jpg?resize=738%2C1024&ssl=1 738w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GHOST.jpg?resize=768%2C1066&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">During the fifteen minutes I was inside the prison cell of Dr. Samuel Mudd, it felt as though the convicted physician was there with me as he wrote letters to his wife.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-31.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41545" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-31.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-31.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-31.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-31.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-31.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-31.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Today, Dr. Mudd’s cell is not enclosed like it was in the 1860s. Because of the opening, I had this view of the parade grounds from a location near the infamous second-tier prison cell.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1120" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ARCHES.jpg?resize=800%2C1120&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41544" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ARCHES.jpg?w=1286&ssl=1 1286w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ARCHES.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ARCHES.jpg?resize=732%2C1024&ssl=1 732w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ARCHES.jpg?resize=768%2C1075&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ARCHES.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Tom loved this view of a row of second-tier archways inside the fort. This section was in close proximity to Dr. Mudd’s cell.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-33.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41546" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-33.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-33.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-33.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-33.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-33.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-33.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Just north of Mudd’s cell was an opening in the brick wall where Tom and I caught a glimpse of the Yankee Freedom III.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-34.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41547" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-34.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-34.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-34.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-34.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-34.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-34.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">I’m standing on an old tree we found growing on the fort’s parade grounds. Although there was no way of knowing for sure how old the tree was, Tom figured it may have taken root around the turn of the twentieth century or earlier.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-40.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41548" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-40.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-40.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-40.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-40.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-40.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-40.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">While this section of the fort was closed to the public (another rule), the area did include the fort’s bakery and chapel. </figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-46.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41549" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-46.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-46.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-46.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-46.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-46.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-46.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Behind me, across the 13-acre parade ground, was where the officer’s quarters were once located.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="613" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-4.jpg?resize=800%2C613&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41550" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-4.jpg?w=1798&ssl=1 1798w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-4.jpg?resize=300%2C230&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C785&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-4.jpg?resize=768%2C589&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C1177&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TRUMAN-4.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">During his 1946 tour of Fort Jefferson, President Truman (safari hat and binoculars) was photographed as he walked across the parade grounds</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1120" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-49.jpg?resize=800%2C1120&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41551" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-49.jpg?w=1286&ssl=1 1286w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-49.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-49.jpg?resize=732%2C1024&ssl=1 732w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-49.jpg?resize=768%2C1075&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-49.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">My photographer thought this giant cactus, which he saw growing near a wall below the harbor light, was an impressive specimen.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1120" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-52.jpg?resize=800%2C1120&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41552" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-52.jpg?w=1286&ssl=1 1286w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-52.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-52.jpg?resize=732%2C1024&ssl=1 732w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-52.jpg?resize=768%2C1075&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-52.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Six months after Dr. Samuel Mudd arrived at Fort Jefferson, he was one of 273 prisoners and 470 soldiers living at the fort. By January 1867, only 56 prisoners remained on the island, including the four co-conspirators.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-50.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41553" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-50.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-50.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-50.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-50.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-50.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-50.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">During my visit, it was hard to not think about the hardships endured by Mudd, Arnold, O’Laughlen, and Spangler – each of whom did not have a fair trial decided by a jury of their peers. As a matter of fact, the only crime committed by Edmund Spangler was being in the wrong place at the wrong time as he was seen with the assassin’s get-away car; I mean horse.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-51.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41554" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-51.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-51.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-51.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-51.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-51.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-51.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The ruins of the officer’s quarters could be seen across the parade grounds. Tom carried me onto the grounds where we spent time watching and photographing exotic and migratory birds. Sometimes my photographer is such a nerd.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1120" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-39.jpg?resize=800%2C1120&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41555" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-39.jpg?w=1217&ssl=1 1217w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-39.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-39.jpg?resize=731%2C1024&ssl=1 731w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-39.jpg?resize=768%2C1075&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-39.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">After he made numerous snide comments about “the bird-watching nerds” on our excursion, Tom became one himself. This small bird was a palm warbler.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1121" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-44.jpg?resize=800%2C1121&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41556" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-44.jpg?w=1285&ssl=1 1285w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-44.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-44.jpg?resize=731%2C1024&ssl=1 731w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-44.jpg?resize=768%2C1076&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-44.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">My photographer captured this photo of an American redstart, which was quick and not very eager to pose for pictures.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1121" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-48.jpg?resize=800%2C1121&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41557" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-48.jpg?w=1285&ssl=1 1285w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-48.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-48.jpg?resize=731%2C1024&ssl=1 731w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-48.jpg?resize=768%2C1076&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-48.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Even though I didn’t see one cow in the Dry Tortugas, we did see a dozen or more cattle egrets, including this one.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="571" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-47.jpg?resize=800%2C571&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41558" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-47.jpg?w=1000&ssl=1 1000w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-47.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-47.jpg?resize=768%2C548&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">We caught an incredible view of a cattle egret upon takeoff.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-35.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41559" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-35.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-35.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-35.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-35.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-35.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-35.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Back outside, the three of us headed past the dungeon and around the west side of the fort. After his attempted escape from Fort Jefferson on September 25, 1865, Dr. Mudd was placed in the ground-level gunroom the soldiers referred to as “the dungeon”. Mudd, Arnold, O’Laughlen, and Spangler were all confined to the dungeon for about three months. Each prisoner wore leg irons and were required to do hard labor for 12 hours each day.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="571" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-37.jpg?resize=800%2C571&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41560" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-37.jpg?w=1196&ssl=1 1196w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-37.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-37.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-37.jpg?resize=768%2C548&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">On the north side of the fort, the three of us caught a glimpse of the 157-foot-tall Dry Tortugas Light, which was located on Loggerhead Key and was roughly three miles west of Fort Jefferson.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1120" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-36.jpg?resize=800%2C1120&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41561" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-36.jpg?w=1250&ssl=1 1250w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-36.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-36.jpg?resize=731%2C1024&ssl=1 731w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-36.jpg?resize=768%2C1075&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-36.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">When I saw this brown pelican fly over the fort, it looked like a prehistoric pterodactyl to me. </figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="571" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-55.jpg?resize=800%2C571&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41562" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-55.jpg?w=1039&ssl=1 1039w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-55.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-55.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-55.jpg?resize=768%2C548&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Tom captured this image of a pair of brown pelicans as they flew in unison over us.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1120" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-38.jpg?resize=800%2C1120&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41563" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-38.jpg?w=1286&ssl=1 1286w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-38.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-38.jpg?resize=732%2C1024&ssl=1 732w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-38.jpg?resize=768%2C1075&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-38.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">We also saw another pterodactyl as it “buzzed the tower” of the harbor light.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="571" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-41.jpg?resize=800%2C571&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41564" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-41.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-41.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-41.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-41.jpg?resize=768%2C548&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-41.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-41.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Throughout the entire day, we saw hundreds of Magnificent Frigatebirds as they circled over the small islands. It seemed unbelievable to me, but a frigatebird has an average wingspan of 7.5 feet and has the largest wing surface area of any bird alive.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1120" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-23.jpg?resize=800%2C1120&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41565" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-23.jpg?w=1286&ssl=1 1286w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-23.jpg?resize=214%2C300&ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-23.jpg?resize=732%2C1024&ssl=1 732w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-23.jpg?resize=768%2C1075&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-23.jpg?resize=1097%2C1536&ssl=1 1097w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">I thought for a moment my photographer would attempt to feed this brown pelican a portion of his Jersey Mike’s sub he had for lunch, but unfortunately the words of ‘Hollywood’ must have still been ringing in his ears, “Do not feed the wildlife.”</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="571" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-53.jpg?resize=800%2C571&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41566" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-53.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-53.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-53.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-53.jpg?resize=768%2C548&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-53.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-53.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">As Tom and I were about to board the Yankee Freedom III for the journey back to Key West, my photographer saw his wife standing near the bow of the catamaran as she admired a brown pelican.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="572" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-54.jpg?resize=800%2C572&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41567" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-54.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-54.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-54.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-54.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-54.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-54.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">From our second level seat near the stern of our mighty sailing vessel, Tom captured this image of the migratory birds as they flew over Bush Key, which was in close proximity to Garden Key and Fort Jefferson.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="571" src="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-57-1.jpg?resize=800%2C571&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-41569" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-57-1.jpg?w=1749&ssl=1 1749w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-57-1.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-57-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-57-1.jpg?resize=768%2C548&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-57-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/eyesofjefferson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/THE-FORT-57-1.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">I was afforded my final look at historic Fort Jefferson as we departed Garden Key at 2:45pm.</figcaption></figure></div> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">We left Fort Jefferson and its 16 million bricks behind as the Yankee Freedom III pulled away from the dock at precisely 2:45pm for the 70-mile voyage back to Key West. For the next two and a half hours, Tom, Vicki, and I sat on the stern’s upper level and basked in the sun.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">While ‘Hollywood’ didn’t recite his laundry list of rules during the return trip, he did something nearly as annoying aboard the catamaran. Every fifteen minutes or so, he talked about the raffle tickets he was selling, which he said served as a ‘thank you’ to the ship’s crew. Tickets were five bucks apiece, or three for ten dollars – and when the winner was drawn just as we got close to Key West, the person holding the winning ticket won a cheap-looking Yankee Freedom III tee-shirt.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">At one point during the return trip, my photographer became engaged in a conversation about the Presidents of the United States with a passenger from New Hampshire. Their discussion began because the guy liked the Lincoln shirt Tom was wearing. Out of the blue, my camera guy said to the middle-aged man, “Since you’re from New Hampshire, I’m going to ask you a Presidential question that’s related to your home state.” The guy shot back, while scoffing at the same time, “That’s easy – Franklin Pierce.” Tom rebutted with, “I’m not going to ask which President was from New Hampshire, that’s too easy. The question for you is: What city was Franklin Pierce born in?” The New Hampshire native smiled and said with a confident tone: “That’s easy – Pierce was born in Rindge.” “Oh, no, I’m sorry,” Tom said with a smile. “Your answer is incorrect. Pierce was born in Hillsboro and the site of his birthplace is now at the bottom of Franklin Pierce Lake. His boyhood home is still located in Hillsboro today and it’s not too far from that lake.” After the “know-it-all” told my photographer he was mistaken, Tom replied, “Do me a favor – when we get close enough to Key West to get an internet signal, look up Pierce’s birthplace on Google and you’ll see I’m right.” </p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"> As the Conch Republic came into view and we once again had iPhone service, Tom reminded the confident passenger that he needed to look up Pierce’s birthplace. Several minutes went by before the guy said, “Well, I guess you were right. Wikipedia says Pierce was born in Hillsboro on November 23, 1804.” My photographer had a huge grin across his face when he looked the man straight in the eyes and said, “I hate being right all the time – sometimes it feels like a curse, but I’ve gotten used to it.” Vicki rolled her eyes, but she couldn’t stop from laughing out loud. After that final exchange, the three of us never saw the guy again. I just shook my head and thought to myself, “That’s what that guy gets for thinking he can go toe-to-toe with a Presidential historian who’s visited nearly every Presidential site in the country, including all of their birthplaces; their homes; their Presidential Library’s; and all 39 Presidential gravesites.”</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Docked at 5:30pm, ‘Hollywood’ had one final announcement to share with us. “As you disembark the boat, please feel free to tip the hard-working crew of the Yankee Freedom III.” Sure enough, as we walked the gangplank from the boat onto dry land, the crew stood in a line with a smile on their face and a gleam in their eyes that seemed to say, “Please, sir, can you spare some change?” Even though I’m not nearly as cheap as my photographer, I agreed one hundred percent when he said to Vicki, “The 175 people on this boat just paid two hundred bucks each for the ride out to Fort Jefferson. If my Marine City edjumacation is correct, that’s $35,000 – I think they got paid quite well for a day’s work. Not only did they get paid well, but the crew also split the raffle ticket money, which was all profit. And now they’re begging for more – that’s just wrong.”</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">At six o’clock in the evening, downtown Key West was bustling – the sidewalks were filled with people and music poured out from most of the bars. Not wanting to pay for parking again, and not in any mood to wait in line for dinner, my two companions decided to return to the Parrot Key Hotel & Villas where the valet service awaited them. After they left some of their belongings in our room, Tom, Vicki, and I walked across North Roosevelt Boulevard where they ate the fine cuisine featured at Five Guys – a fast-food hamburger chain.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Back at the hotel shortly after seven bells, the three of us relaxed on the porch just outside of our room. But as the sun slowly set in the western sky, my photographer’s eyelids slowly closed on his sundrenched face. Tom and Vic were exhausted from our daylong visit to Fort Jefferson, plus the intense heat of the sun helped sap some of their energy as well. After my photographer placed me alongside the TV set, he extinguished the lights in our room at nine o’clock – and I was left alone in the darkness with only my thoughts to keep me company.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">At first, the sound of ‘Hollywood’s’ annoying voice filled my resin head as I envisioned him reciting more rules. “No snoring. No sleeping with your mouth open. No dreaming about Stormy Daniels. No sleepwalking. No wetting the bed.” Just as I began to get angry all over again, ‘Hollywood’ was gone, and the New Hampshire guy popped into my mind. Suddenly, as if summoned by the devil himself, the smug guy said to me, “I bet you can’t name the President who once lived in Key West for 175 days of his Presidency.” I immediately fired back with, “Ah contraire, Moose face. That President was Harry S Truman, and in the morning, I’ll be taking a tour of his Little White House where Truman lived for those 175 days.”</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">I hate being right all the time. Sometimes it feels like a curse!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyesofjefferson.com/289-they-may-be-called-the-dry-tortugas-but-my-visit-to-fort-jefferson-turned-to-mudd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">41510</post-id> </item> <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" loading="lazy" 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="auto, (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" loading="lazy" 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="auto, (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" loading="lazy" 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="auto, (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>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> </channel> </rss>