Ford's Theatre

On Monday, Mike and I took a little trip to historic Ford's Theatre in D.C. It has a very interesting museum and we learned things like:

• President Lincoln loved the theatre and actually met John Wilkes Booth before his death since John was a celebrated actor.
• President Lincoln was good friends with the famous social reformer Frederick Douglas.
• There are only a few original items in Ford's Theatre: a picture of George Washington and a chair in the presidential box.
• Lincoln's wife, Mary, was a spendthrift and remodeled the White House.
• At the beginning of Lincoln's presidency, the White House was similiar to a second rate motel. It was dirty and dingy.
• Lincoln's body guard was absent during his assassination. Some think that he was at the local bar.
• Few realized how important and historic Lincoln's Gettsyburg Address was. In fact, he wasn't even the main speaker and was determined to keep his speech short.

Here's Mike catching up with President Lincoln.

 The Petersen House where President Lincoln passed away.

 The presidential box where President Lincoln was shot.

 The theatre. They still hold plays here. Pretty strange. I don't think that I would go see a production here. The whole place feels creepy and haunted.

 The President's box.

Overall, it was a very somber experience to learn all about President Abraham Lincoln's life, works and his assassination. It was sad to observe the locations where he was shot and later passed away. He was a great president and we owe the Emancipation Proclamation to him. It makes me wonder how much more he could have accomplished if his life was not taken from him.