August 1, 1999...Corey and I were on our second day of a trip out west. We stopped and spent part of the day in Springfield, Illinois where Abraham Lincoln lived before heading to the White House.
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This is the last house that Abraham Lincoln lived in before going to the White House. |
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| Corey "picking up" some local women. |
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| This is Corey standing by Lincoln's giant bed. But, as big as it is, it wasn't big enough for Lincoln and he had to sleep sitting up. |
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| So many people has grabbed Lincoln's nose that the bronze has now been rubbed gold. |
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| The Lincoln Tomb is gigantic - 117 feet tall. |
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| This is one of my favorite pictures of Corey. The picture was not staged and it reminds me of a little boy intrigues by something unusual. |
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| This is where Lincoln is buried. |
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| We looked and finally found the famous "Route 66". Corey tried to talk me into letting him take the sign home as a "souvenir". He said, "They've probably got people who replace these signs all the time." He didn't bring one home only a picture to prove he was there. |
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| Our tickets to tour all the Abraham Lincoln exhibits. |
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| This is one of the city parks in Springfield where we had a picnic lunch. |
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| We spread out a blanket, made sandwiches and Corey fed the squirrels... |
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| ...and ducks. |
