When I graduated high school, my parents took my sister and me to Washington, D.C. To this day, I still do not think that they could have given me a better high school graduation present. It wasn't until my 11th grade year in high school that I gained such an appreciation for U.S. history, and I give 95% of the credit to my teacher, Uncle Craig "Bowie" Davis. Bowie inspired me so much with his passion for history, and it was because of him that I decided to major in history in college. When he was in his 20s, Bowie left home to visit many of the most siginificant historic sites and national parks in the country (sound a little familiar?). He brought back so much knowledge and experience and has passionately taught thousands of high school students for over 20 years.
...I think I got off topic.
Anyway, I asked my parents to take me to D.C. to celebrate my graduation from high school, and we visited all of the monuments and memorials, Smithsonian museums, the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Mint, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the White House, and Ford's Theatre. (Yes, I have at least one patch for each site.)
Today, I'm featuring my Ford's Theatre patch, the site where President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth in 1865. Of all of the places that we visited in D.C., walking through Ford's Theatre was certainly the most somber experience of them all. The theatre also houses a museum with exhibits following Lincoln throughout his presidency. The collection of artifacts includes the deringer that John Wilkes Booth used as well as the clothing worn by Lincoln on the night of his assassination.
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