John Wilkes Booth marker stolen?

[Eva Elisabeth]

(12-02-2014 06:58 PM)L Verge Wrote:  What was amazing to me is the feat that it took to dislodge that sign and carry it away. Years ago, in someone's infinite wisdom, the sign was removed from the easily accessible median strip (just feet from what would have been the porch of the Garrett home) and moved to the opposite side of the highway -- and dangerously close to the right-hand lane, with no pull-off space.

That meant that whoever did the dastardly deed of stealing the sign was/were putting themselves in danger. Furthermore, I have first-hand knowledge of how heavy those signs are. It took a lot of WD40 or a blow torch to get it loose from the pole and at least 2-3 strong men to do the dirty work.

All the Beatles signs (Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, Abbey Road) have so frequently been stolen that "Strawberry Fields" is only painted on a wall now after several replacements (about the others I don't know). Once even the 8ft high iron gates of the Strawberry Field Salvation Army children's home (the song refers to) were stolen. Two men put the gates into a van and drove away. Some children saw this and informed members of staff. They immediately went to the end of the drive only to find the gates were gone. (The gates were worth £5000 ~8000$ - in the late 1960s.)