Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

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Good try, Bill, but Steve got it. Kudos, Steve. After Garfield was shot (July 2, 1881) he was taken back to the White House. After a couple of months Garfield wanted to leave Washington for more comfortable surroundings. He was taken to a 20-room cottage on the Jersey shore in the hope that the cool sea air would help him. However, he passed away there on September 19, 1881.

After a fire in 1920 the large cottage where Garfield died was razed. Nowadays there is a marker where the cottage once stood. The marker reads:

James A. Garfield
Twentieth President Of
The United States
Born Nov. 19, 1831, at Orange, Ohio
Died On This Site, Sept. 19, 1881