At Ford's Theater

Today was the last day of the trip. We had a flight to catch back to Sin City, but before we left, the Girls had another surprise for me...

Off I went on Sally's shoulder...
Even our friend Jo from Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue was along to see where our adventure was going to be...

The Girls bought me this wonderfully patriotic hat, I just LOVE it!
Oh yes! Look where we are going! It's the Peterson House, the very house where President Lincoln died on April 15, 1865! He had been shot by John Wilkes Booth right across the street in Ford's Theater and was carried to this small house.

Lets go Sally!

Here is where his wife, Mary Lincoln, waited the night out as her husband lay dying. She had fainted and they would not allow her back into his room. I heard she was a little nuts...

More of the room. This must have been an awful place, crowded with worried and scared people.

Here is the bed (not the actual one, it's a reproduction) that the President died on. He was so tall that he had to lay sideways to fit, but his feet still hung off.

What a very sad ending for such an incredible man. To die in this dingy little room ater all he had done for our country...

More about the room...

A sign in the bedroom.

A small garden right outside the back door.

This is Ford's Theater where he was shot. It is closed for renovations so we could not go in.

From Gettysburg to Ford's Theater, I learned alot about President Lincoln. I am so glad my Girls brought me on this trip. I wonder where we will be heading next? I heard we might be off to Rome very soon! Yippee!