Trivia Advent Calendar

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I hate to rain on Joseph's parade, but this particular photo is incorrect. If you had shown the original Marshall House from the Civil War era, he would be 100% correct. However, that original building was completely demolished in the 1950s, and the photo that was shown is of what is now the Hotel Monaco on that corner. If you re-read the plaque, you'll see that the wording is somewhat strange in the first sentence, but does say "stood" instead of confirming that the real building still exists.

I've laughed before about the plaque on the new building because it credits the first combat death as that of Mr. Jackson, a civilian owner of the Marshall House in 1861. In Civil War history, the site is better known for being where Lincoln friend, Elmer Ellsworth, was killed by Jackson as Union forces under Ellsworth attempted to take down the Confederate flag. Google Marshall House and Elmer Ellsworth for the full story -- and the correct photo of what Marshall House looked like.