we arrived in Springfield, Illinois, at noonish,
nabbed four tickets on the 2:30 tour of Lincoln's home,
and immediately took ourselves to lunch
in air-conditioning.
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| Lincoln's Springfield Home |
the National Parks Service runs this four-block section of town, preserved to resemble what it looked like when Abraham Lincoln lived there with his young family. we enjoyed a short tour of his home.
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| the front parlor. |
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| dining room. |
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| family's living room |
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| Mary Lincoln's sewing kit. |
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| hair wreath! not the Lincoln's, but of the era. |
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| photo by Mike, who knew i would be interested! |
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| Lincoln's favorite desk. |
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| shaving mirror. |
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| detail of pillowcase. |
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| another hair wreath (again, not Lincoln's). |
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| a three-seater. interesting. they used barrels due to the hoop skirts women wore.... |
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| at least it's a room with a view. |
ranger said they could try one while his back was turned.
so they did.
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| impromptu appleball |
on our way out of town (destination for the night was Dayton, Ohio!),
we stopped at Lincoln's grave,
which is an appropriately impressive monument.
