Heading to the Lone Star State for our first trip, to Dension, and the birthplace of World War II hero and 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower! Learn about his family’s hardscrabble life in Texas and Kansas, his close relationship with his siblings, and how a change of fortune with his education brought him to lead the Allied Forces in World War II!
We will also explore what happened to Dwight’s birthplace in Denison and his childhood in Abilene!
At the Eisenhower birthplace!Dwight Eisenhower birthplaceThe bedroom where Dwight was bornIn the bedroomLiving room KitchenMarker in front of the birthplaceStatue of Dwight Eisenhower besideWith the bust of Dwight Eisenhower in the visitor center
Dwight Eisenhower’s Childhood Home in Abilene
The Eisenhowers, as a young, and older, familyThe Eisenhower Birthplace before being restored.
Dwight Eisenhower visiting his birthplace shortly after World War II.
Eisenhower Birthplace
Eisenhower receiving a painting of his birthplace
Interior Photo, from Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site, showing his birth roomThe dining room and kitchenDwight Eisenhower Birthplace by James Anthony Wills.
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