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A strange sort of artifact: Label from a dead-president-branded water bottle |
Things went perfectly today (well, except the crowds at Mount Vernon prevented a decent tour experience; see why in today's Post). Otherwise, it was splendid.
Ford's Theater and the Petersen House
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Lovely, isn't it? (Photo by Lila) |
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Well, actually, there were a lot of people there. (But the wait wasn't really bad.) |
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These seemed odd... In the Ford's Theater Museum |
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A detective tells the story of the night Mr. Lincoln was shot. |
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The Presidential Box remains empty to this day. |
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Not Lincoln's actual deathbed, but an amazing replica! (A collector bought
the original in 1877; it's in a museum in Chicago now.) (Photo by Lila) |
Here's a cool map and timeline of Lincoln's assassination. Click it once to make it bigger, and in most browsers, click it again to make the text readable.
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Photo-edited from the NPS brochure |
Mount Vernon
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Stained glass in the Visitor Center depicting scenes from Washington's life (or not) |
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I'm pretty sure this one actually happened. |
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Approaching the house. |
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A fine expanse of lawn |
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Visitors enter on the left, exit on the right. |
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The Potomac as seen from the house |
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Another angle on the house |
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The "New Tomb" (1831) |
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Inside the tomb |
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A piper on the grounds. (I wonder if anyone paid him?)
(Photo by Lila) |
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Washington as a civilian (walking stick; plow behind
him; bundle of sticks is a Roman symbol of civil power) |
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So, as we're leaving, we see this in the Visitor Center, and I realize:
WE MISSED THE BEST SHOT OF ALL! Too tired to go back, we
figured we'd have to wait for next time. The Potomac side of the house. |
There were tons of little workshops and things; also the "Old Tomb" (Vault), a walk by the river, and other scenes. It's a big place. This map will give you some idea. (Click to make it bigger, then click again to make it
huge in most browsers.)
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Click and click again. From the visitors' "Map & Guide." |
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