In the afternoon, we visited Whitehaven Mansion built in the 1860's and remodeled in 1903 for Alben Barkley who later became one of FDR's Vice Presidents. (This building now also houses the Visitors' Center, so there were several people around.)
When we arrived, a nice lady named Adele told us her backup would not be in for about a half hour and she could not leave her post to provide a tour until then. We had just about settled in on a nice bench under a huge tree to read our tour books while we waited, when Adele came out and said, "Come on in." So she hustled us in and locked the door behind us.
Adele then proceeded to show us around the beautiful house. When we were leaving, we passed a group of people who were lined up for a tour. But Adele told them we were on a special reserved tour and they had to wait until 2 pm. We have no idea why she took a liking to us, but we appreciated our good luck for the private tour.
We next went to the National Quilt Museum which was very interesting and enjoyable. The only photo we were permitted was a few quilts hanging in the lobby. (Now, before you make a comment about why I would be excited to see a quilt museum, bear in mind that my lovely wife, Joan, also pretended to be excited about seeing the Little Big Horn, the site of Custer's Last Stand.) Joan was blown away by some of the quilts....the designs and workmanship were amazing. She immediately dialed Aunt Arlene (greatest quilter she knows) when we stepped outside.
We also got a last look at Lewis, Clark and Sacajawea in front of the museum and relaxed on a bench by the river for an hour watching all the comings and goings of the boats. We also saw several of the 3-wheel motorcycles which seem to be becoming very popular.......Joan is getting the itch to own one. (Is the world ready for Joan on a trike bike?)
I am also including two pictures from the flood wall; one shows how the city looked during the flood of 1937 and the other shows the following year when the Ohio River froze over.
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