Baptist Alley
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12-19-2014, 10:13 PM
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RE: Baptist Alley
(12-19-2014 05:47 PM)PaigeBooth Wrote: Baptist Alley is one of my favorite Lincoln Assassination sites to visit in Washington D.C. I have taken the " Detective McDevitt History on Foot" tour given by Ford's. It is a fabulous tour and a great way to experience Baptist Alley. My favorite part of the tour is the walk down Baptist; the tour guide brings it to life. I've taken the tour twice, and would consider taking it again when I'm in D.C. Paige - Were you able to take the alley tour back a few years ago when it still had its cobblestones? I felt robbed of a part of the history when they paved everything over in concrete! There are two places on the Booth Tour where I really felt like the history came alive. One was walking out the back door of the Theatre and into that cobbled and smelly alley. The other is when I stood on the banks of the Potomac at what is now the retreat house and saw the size of the water that I/Booth would have to row across in the dark. If I/Booth didn't, the Union authorities would certainly get me. Talk about being between a rock and a hard place... The site of the Garrett farm was always anti-climatic to me -- sort of ironical that the man seeking great fame was (as Mike Kauffman used to say) struck in the southbound lanes of Rt. 301 and died in the median strip. |
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RE: Baptist Alley - BettyO - 12-17-2014, 06:49 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - Dave Taylor - 12-17-2014, 07:27 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - Jim Garrett - 12-17-2014, 07:33 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - HerbS - 12-17-2014, 07:50 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - L Verge - 12-17-2014, 07:56 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - Gene C - 12-17-2014, 11:05 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - Jim Garrett - 12-17-2014, 08:13 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - L Verge - 12-17-2014, 08:41 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - BettyO - 12-18-2014, 06:12 AM
RE: Baptist Alley - Jim Garrett - 12-18-2014, 09:03 AM
RE: Baptist Alley - HerbS - 12-18-2014, 10:11 AM
RE: Baptist Alley - PaigeBooth - 12-19-2014, 05:47 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - L Verge - 12-19-2014 10:13 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - PaigeBooth - 12-20-2014, 01:04 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - RJNorton - 12-19-2014, 06:05 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - SSlater - 12-19-2014, 06:24 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - HerbS - 12-19-2014, 07:29 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - Linda Anderson - 12-20-2014, 01:48 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - Diane T. Putney - 12-20-2014, 01:50 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - RJNorton - 12-20-2014, 02:49 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - L Verge - 12-20-2014, 03:32 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - PaigeBooth - 12-20-2014, 03:32 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - Linda Anderson - 12-20-2014, 03:53 PM
RE: Baptist Alley - Jim Garrett - 12-20-2014, 08:13 PM
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