At Ike's retirement from the military, he and Mamie chose to live in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he had been stationed a couple of times during his military career. A few years later, Ike ran for the presidency and won. He served for eight years but spent much of his time in the presidency at Gettysburg. The site is now the Eisenhower National Historic Site.

This is the original house; Ike liked this part, but Mamie preferred the newer section:

Ike ran the farm as a "gentleman farmer." The site is still an active farm. The area roundabout is especially lovely in the fall.

I think Ike is not considered to have been an outstanding general or an outstanding president, but one thing he is honored for by all of us with the wanderlust is the Interstate Highway System in the United States. In the early part of the twentieth century, Ike had led an army convoy from coast to coast; it was a horrible task, taking weeks and great physical effort digging trucks out of mudholes and manhandling them over all sorts of natural barriers such as rivers and mountains. He swore then that if he ever had the power, he would establish great highways throughout America. He got the power, and he established the highways. Job well done!

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PhotoJaunt 2003 Intro | Beacon Hill Area of Boston | Boston Common | Unitarian Universalist Association | Massachusetts State House | Adams Historic Park | Boston Temple | John F. Kennedy National Historic Site | John F. Kennedy Library and Museum | Acadia National Park | Maine State Capitol | New England in the Fall | Town and Country Inn | Vermont State House | Chester Alan Arthur Birthplace | President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site | Franklin Pierce Homes and Gravesite | New Hampshire State House | Rhode Island State Capitol | New York State Capitol | Hyde Park | William J. Clinton Home | New York City | The Met | Grant's Tomb | George Washington Inauguration Site | Unitarian Church of All Souls | Theodore Roosevelt birthplace | Sagamore Hill | Woodrow Wilson Homes | Grover Cleveland Home | Amish Country | James Buchanan Sites | Eisenhower Home | Gettysburg | Lincoln Highway | Washington DC Temple | Mary Washington Home | Washington Birthplace | Ferry Farm | Mount Vernon | Appomattox Court House | James Madison Home | Highland, James Monroe's Home | Monticello | Poplar Forest | FDR's Little White House in Georgia | Jacksonville |

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