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| Home of Eisenhower Family |
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| 48 States Wallpaper in the Front Hall - with Territory of Hawaii |
The last day of our summer vacation, we drove back to Gettysburg National Military Park to take the tour of Eisenhower National Historic Site. This is only accessible via the tour bus from Gettysburg. We had a ranger who gave us a general overview of Eisenhower's life and why this farm in PA was important in his life originally as a retirement home, but that ended up being a big part of his life when he was President.
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| Formal Living Room with Gifts from Notable Dignitaries, such as the inlaid table from Korea and rug from Iraq |
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| Painting done by DD Eisenhower - one of his favorite hobbies |
A second ranger gave us a tour of the Eisenhower's house which was interesting as an historical recreation of the 1950's and 1960's. It gave a good sense of what type of man he was and how the family lived. We learned a lot and it honestly sparked our interest in Eisenhower which is the best that a national park unit can do!
Finally, we stopped at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site on our way home through Pennsylvania. Catherine and previously spent a day here, but we loved it so much, we wanted to bring the family, too. It was blazing hot when we arrived and they were doing a demonstration of casting an iron door to the famous stoves that they made here. We learned a lot from the ranger, then explored the furnace and "Big House" before checking out the exhibits in the visitor center. We finally got on our way back home, happy, tired and much smarter :-)
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