The Spur Question

[JMadonna]

However, the fact that the spur at the Naval Academy has been broken and repaired (when and by whom?) does lend credence to the break occurring when Booth landed wrong on the stage - and contributed to his broken leg???

I don't see how a broken spur combined with a myth makes the Naval Academy's spur anything more than just a story. Following the trail of evidence, this spur has no beginning. Somebody probably broke it, tried to repair it to make it useful and failing that found some sucker and sold him a piece of junk and a story.