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- Washington, DC - Charles Siegert: Death by Tiger
Grave of a circus roustabout who learned the hard way: don't sleep atop a tiger cage.
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Congressional Cemetery
- Address:
- 1801 E St. SE, Washington, DC
- Directions:
- Walk into the cemetery at the intersection of Potomac Ave. SE and E St. SE. Walk straight in. At the third cross path turn left. At the fourth cross path turn right. The tiger grave will be on the right about 50 feet along the path; a large black granite stone, three rows in.
- Hours:
- Daylight daily; gated after hours. Office M-F 9-5. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 202-543-0539
Wax dummies, some from a former Wild West museum, enhance presentation of a two-headed calf, tiny church, collection of farm toys, and Sitting Bull's spoon. Haunted by restless spirits!
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- Address:
- 1820 W. Grand Crossing, Mobridge, SD
- Directions:
- Northwest edge of town, on the north side of US-12, just south of its intersection with 20th St. W.
- Hours:
- M-F 9-12 1-5, Sa-Su 1-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 605-845-7243
- Admission:
- Adults $5.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Tunnel Hill, Georgia - Leg of the Gallant Hood
Blown off during the Battle of Chickamauga on Sep. 20, 1863. It was carried around with General Hood for a few days, then buried here, under a little tombstone.
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- Address:
- Clisby Austin Drive, Tunnel Hill, GA
- Directions:
- I-75 exit 345. Drive south on US Hwy 41 for four miles. Turn left immediate after the bridge over the train tracks onto Oak St. When it veers left, stay straight onto Clisby Austin Drive. Continue one-third of a mile, past the museum and across the little one-way bridge. You'll see a parking lot off to the left. Park there, then walk back, cross Clisby Austin Drive, and walk down a little gravel driveway marked "Clisby Austin House." You'll see the little tombstone on the left, in the trees, by the mailboxes.
This museum has much to recommend, including amputations, embalming, a mummified human arm, and ghosts.
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- Address:
- 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick, MD
- Directions:
- Downtown. I-70 exit 56. Drive west into town on Hwy 144/E. Patrick St. The museum will be on the left (south) side, a block past the stoplight at Carroll St. Just past the museum is the entrance to the downtown parking garage.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 10-4:15, Su 11-4:15 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 301-695-1864
- Admission:
- Adults $9.50
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Very fine collection of North and South artifacts, including a cigar stub smoked by US Grant and his blue field jacket worn at Appomattox. Lots of amputation saws and Jefferson Davis' medicine chest!
[Roger Crook, 02/17/2016]Texas Civil War Museum:- Address:
- 760 Jim Wright Fwy, Fort Worth, TX
- Directions:
- A few miles south of Lake Worth, west edge of Ft. Worth off I-820 exit 5B, on east service road/Jim Wright Fwy.
- Hours:
- Tu-Sa 10-5. Closed Su, M. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 817-246-2323
- Admission:
- Adults $6, 7-12 $3.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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