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RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 08-31-2023
That is a logical guess, Rob, but Mike got it. Kudos, Mike. It was New York.
"The State of Illinois donated $50,000, the largest single amount. The States of New York, Missouri, Nevada, and Nebraska each donated $10,000, $1,000, $500, and $500, respectively."
https://illinoishistory.org/iltomb/faq.html
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 09-05-2023
What person, who has been talked about on this forum, was born on what is today a golf course and died on what is today a tennis court?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Gene C - 09-05-2023
Mary Surratt ?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 09-05-2023
Wow, that was quick - you are absolutely correct, Gene.
This was included in Bill Binzel's article in the latest Surratt Courier.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 09-07-2023
The historic nature of this railroad car is unproven. But what do some folks claim is historic about this car?
![[Image: railroadcar100.jpg]](http://rogerjnorton.com/railroadcar100.jpg)
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Rob Wick - 09-07-2023
Completely wild guess, but is it the car that Lincoln rode in on his way to Washington in 1861?
Best
Rob
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 09-08-2023
That is a very logical guess, Rob, but it's incorrect.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - mbgross - 09-08-2023
Is it the car that RTL was in when Booth's brother saved him?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 09-08-2023
Good guess, Mike, but that is not it.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - David Lockmiller - 09-08-2023
I thought that the answer might be the following. It took me awhile to find the incident in Doris Kearns Goodwin's book Team of Rivals at pages 713-14:
A decade later, Sherman remained convinced of Lincoln's unapparelled leadership. "Of all the men I ever met, he seemed to possess more of the elements of greatness, combined with goodness, than any other."
Lincoln walked to the railroad station early the next morning to bid farewell to Grant, who was heading to the front for what they hoped would be the final offensive against Lee. Oppressed by thoughts of the expected battle, "Lincoln looked more serious than at any other time since he had visited headquarters," recalled Horace Porter; "the lines in his face seemed deeper, and the rings under his eyes were of a darker hue." As the train pulled away from the platform, Grant and his party tipped their hats in honor of the president. Returning the salute, his "voice broken by an emotion he could ill conceal," Lincoln said: "Good-by, gentlemen, God bless you all."
Of course, Roger, this may be the longest wrong answer that you have ever received to one of your trivia questions.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 09-08-2023
(09-08-2023, 10:15 AM)David Lockmiller Wrote: Of course, Roger, this may be the longest wrong answer that you have ever received to one of your trivia questions.
I think it may be the longest answer, David; nevertheless, it is incorrect. Good try.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Dave Taylor - 09-08-2023
Is it the train car used to transport the mummy of "John Wilkes Booth" that is currently in a historical society in Idaho?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 09-09-2023
That is a very thoughtful guess, Dave, but it's incorrect.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Rob Wick - 09-09-2023
OK, I'll try for the obvious. Do some claim this was the funeral car that carried Lincoln back to Springfield?
Best
Rob
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Anita - 09-09-2023
The railcar Lincoln used on his trip to Gettysburg?